Resident Nurse - RN - Residency Program (August 2026 Cohort)

Seattle Children's•Seattle, WA

11h•Onsite

About The Position

Join us as part of Seattle Children’s one-year RN Residency program! A Nurse Resident is a registered staff nurse who has worked less than one year and has been hired into the Residency Program. In addition to the duties and responsibilities described in the Job Summary, the Nurse Resident will participate in didactic training, leadership development, mentoring, and teamwork to support transition into practice. Through direct mentorship and shadow experiences, as a Nurse Resident you will engage your pediatric curriculum and patient care orientation to help you develop into a pediatric nurse. We invite you to apply to our next cohort that begins on Monday, August 3, 2026! The RN Residency Program is one year in length and focuses on preparing each new graduate for their role as a pediatric nurse. Seattle Children’s Nurse Residency Program strives to: Build competency in the application of pediatric nursing knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors at Seattle Children's. Support professional well-being throughout the transition into pediatric nursing practice. Promote professional development, an ongoing spirit of clinical inquiry and integration of evidence-based practice. Foster peer collaboration, interdisciplinary team-work and organizational connection. 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, 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), ART, etc.

Requirements

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 (PEARS and PALS will be accepted in lieu of BLS for Healthcare Providers)
For nurses performing moderately complex point of care testing, a copy of a diploma or transcript of the highest level of academic achievement to be on record with Human Resources upon hire
For personnel trained outside of the U.S., records of diploma/transcript must provide documented equivalency evaluation by a foreign credentialing agency
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Responsibilities

Participate in didactic training, leadership development, mentoring, and teamwork to support transition into practice
Engage in pediatric curriculum and patient care orientation
Provide safe, family centered patient care
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care using the Nursing Care Process 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, and others as defined by the State Administrative Code
Assist in meeting Seattle Children's strategic goals by incorporating initiatives to support strategic plans into daily work