Registered Nurse - Critical Care Float Pool (Days)

Seattle Children's • Seattle, WA

1d • $52 - $91

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in Seattle Children’s Critical Care Float Pool provides care in the PICU, CICU, and NICU. The RN works within the scope of practice defined by state requirements, the ANA Scope and Standards for Pediatric Nursing Practice, and Seattle Children’s policies, procedures, and guidelines. The role provides safe, family-centered patient care using the nursing care process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care collaboratively with patients, families, significant others, and the health care team. The RN may supervise and delegate tasks to Nurse Technicians, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Medical Assistants, Certified Nursing Assistants, and others as permitted by state administrative code. The RN also supports Seattle Children’s strategic goals through daily work aligned with initiatives such as Continuous Performance Improvement, Value Based Behaviors, Error Prevention, Patient Safety, and Workforce Inclusion Diversity Equity and Access. This is a 0.9 FTE day position. Qualified external candidates with pediatric critical care experience may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $20,000.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Prior experience in a pediatric-related health care setting or a specific area of nursing may be required for particular departments.
• Current Washington State RN License, or another current state license required for the RN’s work location.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers at hire unless the incumbent has current appropriate life support education for the practice area; PEARS or PALS may be accepted in lieu of BLS. ACLS is not accepted as a substitute.
• Successfully obtain PALS within 3 months of employment and maintain it while working in Critical Care Float.
• Maintain a driving record acceptable to Risk Management, as required by the driver's license requirement noted in the posting.
• For nurses performing moderately complex point-of-care testing, provide Human Resources with a copy of a diploma or transcript documenting the highest academic achievement upon hire; personnel trained outside the U.S. must provide documented equivalency evaluation by a foreign credentialing agency.

Nice To Haves

• PICU, CICU, and NICU experience.
• Previous experience in a pediatric critical care float pool position.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, family-centered patient care in the PICU, CICU, and NICU as a member of the Critical Care Float Pool.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care using the Nursing Care Process.
• Collaborate with patients, patients’ families and significant others, and members of the health care team.
• Supervise and delegate tasks to Nurse Technicians, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Medical Assistants, Certified Nursing Assistants, and others as permitted by state requirements.
• Incorporate Seattle Children’s strategic initiatives—including Continuous Performance Improvement, Value Based Behaviors, Error Prevention, Patient Safety, and Workforce Inclusion Diversity Equity and Access—into daily work.
• Maintain practice in accordance with state scope-of-practice requirements, pediatric nursing standards, and Seattle Children’s policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 403(b).
• Life insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Up to $20,000 sign-on bonus for qualified external candidates with pediatric critical care experience.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time