Registered Nurse - GI Clinic (1.0 FTE, Day/Evening Shift)

Seattle Children's Hospital•Seattle, WA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse serves as an integral member of the health care team and practices within the scope defined by the State, the ANA Scope and Standards for Pediatric Nursing Practice, and Seattle Children’s policies, procedures, and guidelines. The RN provides safe, family-centered care and uses the Nursing Care Process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary GI team. In this specialized role, the IBD Clinical RN Coordinator is the central clinical anchor for the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program, which serves more than 1,000 complex pediatric patients. The coordinator streamlines subspecialty care coordination, leads program development, manages complex biologic therapy pathways, coordinates transitions from pediatric to adult care, and facilitates outreach and education. The role also maintains cross-training in the traditional GI RN role to support core staffing as needed. 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 position supports Seattle Children’s strategic goals by incorporating Continuous Performance Improvement, Value-Based Behaviors, Error Prevention, Patient Safety, and Workforce Community and Connection into daily practice.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
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 time of hire, unless the incumbent holds appropriate life support education required for the practice area; BLS must be maintained until that education is obtained.
Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) may be accepted in lieu of BLS for Healthcare Providers; ACLS is not accepted as a substitute.
Prior experience in a pediatric-related health care setting or specific area of nursing may be required for specific departments.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Pediatric health care nursing experience.
Experience with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Experience with event planning and registry management.
Experience with patient education.

Responsibilities

Provide safe, family-centered patient care.
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care in collaboration with the patient, family, and multidisciplinary GI team.
Serve as the central clinical anchor for the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program.
Streamline subspecialty care coordination.
Lead program development.
Manage complex biologic therapy pathways.
Coordinate transitions from pediatric to adult care.
Facilitate outreach and education.
Maintain cross-training within the traditional GI RN role and flex into core staffing as needed.
Supervise and delegate tasks to designated clinical support staff as required and permitted by State Administrative Code.
Incorporate Continuous Performance Improvement, Value-Based Behaviors, Error Prevention, Patient Safety, and Workforce Community and Connection into daily practice.