Registered Nurse - PICU (0.9FTE, Nights)

Seattle Children's•Seattle, WA

5d•$52 - $91

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), which has 40 beds and 8 expansion beds dedicated to pediatric critical care, including care involving tracheotomy, CRRT, ventilators, organ and bone marrow transplants, research, and ECMO services. Clinical educators and preceptors support training for both experienced pediatric nurses and nurses transitioning from adult care. Orientation is personalized, and typical training may last 10 weeks or more. As an integral member of the health care team, the RN practices within the state-defined scope of practice, the ANA Scope and Standards for Pediatric Nursing Practice, and Seattle Children’s policies, procedures, and care guidelines. The RN provides safe, family-centered care and uses 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 other clinical staff as permitted by state administrative code and supports organizational strategic initiatives in daily work.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current Washington State RN license, or another current state license required for the work location.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers at hire, unless the incumbent holds an accepted appropriate life-support credential; PEARS or PALS is accepted in lieu of BLS, but ACLS is not accepted as a substitute.
PICU nurses must obtain PALS within 3 months of employment and maintain it thereafter.
For nurses performing moderately complex point-of-care testing, a copy of the highest academic diploma or transcript must be on record with Human Resources upon hire; education completed outside the U.S. requires documented equivalency evaluation by a foreign credentialing agency.
Prior experience in a pediatric-related health care setting or a specific area of nursing may be required for specific departments.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Pediatric health care nursing experience.
Two years of pediatric acute care or adult ICU experience.

Responsibilities

Provide safe, family-centered patient care.
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care using the Nursing Care Process.
Collaborate with patients, their families and significant others, and members of the health care team.
Practice within the applicable state scope of practice, ANA pediatric nursing standards, and Seattle Children’s policies, procedures, and care guidelines.
Provide supervision and delegate tasks to Nurse Technicians, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Medical Assistants, Certified Nursing Assistants, and others as permitted by state administrative code.
Incorporate organizational strategic initiatives into daily work, including Continuous Performance Improvement, Value Based Behaviors, Error Prevention, Patient Safety, and Workforce Community and Connection.