RN / Registered Nurse UW Medical Center Montlake Periop 101 Program September 2026
About The Position
UW Medical Center - Montlake has an outstanding opportunity for a Full-TIME, REGISTERED NURSE to participate in a Periop-101 training program with our OPERATING ROOM DEPARTMENT. This position commences September 28, 2026. You must have an Active WA RN license, or valid Multistate RN license no later than September 10, 2026 to be eligible. The Periop-101 program is designed to provide registered nurses who have little to no previous experience with the basic knowledge and clinical skills necessary to function independently in an entry-level perioperative nursing position. At the completion of the course, it is expected that the nurse will be able to practice independently at the novice level in a perioperative position. UW Medical Center is an acute care academic medical center located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in seven specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances. The UW Medical Center-Montlake campus is located on the edge of the beautiful UW campus which includes many amenities available to our staff as well as very convenient public transit options including the Sound Transit’s light rail station across the street.
Requirements
- Current unrestricted WA RN or Multistate nursing license
- One year of recent acute care nursing experience and or Nursing Clinicals/work experience in an Operating Room
- Active WA RN license, or valid Multistate RN license no later than September 10, 2026 to be eligible.
Nice To Haves
- Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.
Responsibilities
- Recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's preferences, values, and needs.
- Communicate and advocate patient values, preferences and expressed needs as part of implementation of care plan, evaluation of care and assessment of patient/family learning needs to the interdisciplinary team.
- Initiates and anticipates individualized care and education for patients/families across the continuum using an interdisciplinary approach.
- Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.
- Applies communication practices that minimize risks across transitions of care.
- Presents own perspective and supporting evidence in patient care and team discussions.
- Collaborates with team members in shared decision making.
Benefits
- For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
