Registered Nurse - Cardiac Specialty Unit (0.9 FTE, Day/Night Rotator)

Seattle Children's Hospital•Seattle, WA

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 care guidelines. 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 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 permitted by the State Administrative Code. The role also supports Seattle Children’s strategic goals by incorporating organizational initiatives into daily work, including Continuous Performance Improvement, Value Based Behaviors, Error Prevention, Patient Safety, and Workforce Community and Connection. The position is in the Cardiac Specialty Unit and is listed as 0.9 FTE with a day/night rotating schedule.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
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 at hire, unless the incumbent has current life support education appropriate to their practice area. BLS must remain current until the required practice-area life support education is obtained.
Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) may be accepted in lieu of BLS; ACLS is not accepted as a substitute.
For nurses in the Cardiac Specialty Care Unit, PALS must be successfully obtained within three months of employment and maintained thereafter.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Pediatric health care nursing experience.
Prior experience in a pediatric-related health care setting or specific area of nursing may be required for certain departments.

Responsibilities

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