RN - Acute Care Float Pool - UW Medical Center-Northwest (Days)

University of Washington • Seattle, WA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

UW Medical Center–Northwest Acute Care Resource Team is hiring a Float Nurse to provide short-term and long-term staffing coverage on inpatient acute care units, including telemetry, medical-surgical, rehabilitation, and surgical services floors. The role also offers cross-training opportunities in specialty areas such as the Emergency Department, ICU, Childbirth Center, and inpatient behavioral health. The position involves bedside care across varied units, with no two shifts alike.

The schedule is three 12-hour day shifts, 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m., with rotating weekends required. This is a regular position at 90% FTE. The hourly pay range is $51.97–$91.17. Additional compensation includes a $1.00/hour premium for a BSN or higher, a $1.25/hour certification premium, and a $4.00/hour weekend premium.

UW Medical Center–Northwest is an acute care hospital in Seattle providing emergency, inpatient, and outpatient medical, surgical, and therapeutic care. UW Medicine describes its mission as improving public health through advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding care, and preparing future health professionals. The University of Washington is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and welcoming community.

Requirements

• Three years of acute care inpatient hospital nursing experience.
• BLS certification.
• Active licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in Washington State.
• Exposure to behavioral health nursing or willingness to learn the fundamentals of behavioral health nursing.
• Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except where legal requirements such as a license, certification, or registration apply.

Responsibilities

• Identify care needs across a broad spectrum of hospital departments.
• Triage patient care priorities in collaboration with the nursing supervisor.
• Work alongside doctors, social workers, care managers, and therapists.
• Restore patients’ health by following evidence-based nursing practices.
• Monitor and administer medications and IVs.
• Provide bedside care across inpatient acute care units and, with cross-training, specialty units.

Benefits

• Benefits information is available through the University of Washington staff benefits website; specific benefits are not listed in the posting.
• Additional compensation: $1.00/hour BSN or higher premium.
• Additional compensation: $1.25/hour certification premium.
• Additional compensation: $4.00/hour weekend premium.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed