Registered Nurse - Adolescent Medicine (Temporary, 1.0 FTE)

Seattle Children's•Seattle, WA

1d•$52 - $91

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) is an integral member of the Health Care Team and practices within the State-defined Scope of Practice, the ANA Scope and Standards for Pediatric Nursing Practice, and Seattle Children’s policies, procedures, and guidelines of care. The RN provides safe, family-centered patient care using the Nursing Care Process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care collaboratively with patients, their families and significant others, and members of 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 defined by the State Administrative Code. The RN also contributes to Seattle Children’s strategic goals by incorporating initiatives into daily work, including Continuous Performance Improvement, Value Based Behaviors, Error Prevention, Patient Safety, and Workforce Community and Connection.

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 specific 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 is required at hire unless the incumbent has current appropriate life support education for their practice area. BLS must be maintained until the required practice-area life support education is obtained.
Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) are accepted in lieu of BLS for Healthcare Providers; ACLS is not accepted as a substitute.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Pediatric health care nursing experience.

Responsibilities

Provide safe, family-centered patient care.
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care using the Nursing Care Process in collaboration with patients, families, significant others, and the health care team.
Supervise and delegate tasks to Nurse Technicians, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Medical Assistants, Certified Nursing Assistants, and others as defined by the State Administrative Code, when required.
Incorporate organizational initiatives into daily work, including Continuous Performance Improvement, Value Based Behaviors, Error Prevention, Patient Safety, and Workforce Community and Connection.