RN - Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit (0.9 FTE, Nights)

Seattle Children's Hospital•Seattle, WA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Seattle Children's is seeking Registered Nurses (RNs) for their Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit (PBMU) on a 0.9 FTE Night Shift. The PBMU is a 41-bed unit dedicated to the evaluation and behavioral stabilization of children and adolescents (ages 4-17) with a range of emotional, behavioral, and neuropsychiatric disorders. These can include depression, developmental delays, attention deficits, anxiety, pervasive developmental disorders, conduct disorders, oppositional-defiant disorders, anorexia/bulimia, and psychosis. The unit also treats children with co-occurring conditions such as hearing impairments, chronic medical illnesses, or physical developmental disabilities. The PBMU employs an interdisciplinary model of care, involving RNs, child and adolescent psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, psychologists, mental health therapists, social workers, pediatric mental health specialists, special education teachers, and various therapists (occupational, recreational, art, music, speech). The RN's role is integral to this team, providing safe, family-centered patient care. This includes behavior management in a milieu setting, family/caregiver and patient education, group activities, supportive counseling, psychotropic medication management, and limited medical nursing services. The RN will function within their Scope of Practice, adhering to state regulations, ANA Scope and Standards for Pediatric Nursing Practice, and Seattle Children's policies. They will utilize the Nursing Care Process for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care in collaboration with patients, families, and the healthcare team. The RN may also supervise and delegate tasks to other healthcare professionals. Additionally, the RN will contribute to Seattle Children's strategic goals by incorporating initiatives like Continuous Performance Improvement, Value Based Behaviors, Error Prevention, Patient Safety, and Workforce Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA).

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 Education required for their practice area.
Nurses working in the Psychiatric Unit and Child Psych Consultation Behavior Support Team are required to obtain Safety Care Certification (internal training) within 3 months of hire and maintain current certification (annual) thereafter.

Nice To Haves

No pediatrics experience? No problem! If you have experience working with adult populations, we will provide training on working with pediatric patients and their families while leveraging the adult RN experience you already have.
Prior experience in a pediatric related health care setting, or a specific area of nursing, may be required for specific departments.
Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) will be accepted in lieu of BLS for Healthcare Providers.
Nurses working in the following areas are required to successfully obtain PEARS within 6 months of employment, and subsequently maintain at all times: Psychiatric Unit

Responsibilities

Providing safe, family centered patient care.
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.
Providing 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.
Assisting 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 Inclusion Diversity Equity and Access (IDEA) etc.