Registered Nurse - AMB Float (0.9 FTE, day shift)

Seattle Children's•Seattle, WA

1d•$52 - $91•Onsite

About The Position

The ambulatory float pool provides coverage and support for the Ambulatory Specialty departments within Seattle Children’s Hospital across multiple sites of care to ensure adequate staffing to meet the needs of our patients and families. Float nurses partner with interdisciplinary care teams consisting of, but not limited to, MDs, PAs, nurse practitioners, medical assistants, social workers, nutritionists, and specialty-based technicians in each department. Our nursing team supports both direct patient care and back office or between clinic management. Direct patient care includes complex care coordination, preoperative, post-operative and diagnosis specific teaching and family support. Our back-office roles focus on telephone triage and “after-visit” care coordination. Float nurses are expected to develop a broad knowledge base in ambulatory pediatric nursing but do focus on a smaller group of subspecialties for their day-to-day work. As an integral member of the Health Care Team, the RN functions within the Scope of Practice as defined by the State, the ANA Scope and Standards for Pediatric Nursing Practice, and adheres to Seattle Children's policies/procedures and guidelines of care. Responsible for providing safe, family centered patient care. Using the Nursing Care Process, the RN is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care in a collaborative method with the patient and patient's family, significant others, and members of the health care team. May be required to provide supervision and delegation of tasks to Nurse Technicians, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Medical Assistants, Certified Nursing Assistants, and others as defined by the State Administrative Code. Assists in meeting Seattle Children's strategic goals by incorporating the initiatives to support the strategic plans into the daily work, i.e., Continuous Performance Improvement (CPI), Value Based Behaviors, Error Prevention, Patient Safety, Workforce Community and Connection, etc.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current Washington State RN License, or other current state license that the RN is required to work in.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers is required for all positions at time of hire unless the incumbent possesses a current appropriate Life Support Education required for their practice area.
BLS must be maintained in current status until the incumbent obtains the appropriate Life Support Life Support Education required for their practice area.
Must have a driving record acceptable to Risk Management.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Pediatric health care nursing experience.
Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) will be accepted in lieu of BLS for Healthcare Providers.

Responsibilities

Providing coverage and support for Ambulatory Specialty departments.
Partnering with interdisciplinary care teams.
Supporting direct patient care, including complex care coordination, preoperative, post-operative and diagnosis specific teaching and family support.
Focusing on telephone triage and after-visit care coordination.
Developing a broad knowledge base in ambulatory pediatric nursing.
Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care.
Providing supervision and delegation of tasks to other healthcare personnel.
Assisting in meeting Seattle Children's strategic goals.