Req #: 234336

Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST - MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Posting Date: 05/21/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $7,375 - $13,396 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW Medicine employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on the benefits for this position, click here (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20220908_a11y.pdf) .

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine UW Medical Center - Northwest has an outstanding opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join our outpatient Multiple Sclerosis Center . This position will specifically focus on infusion services for multiple sclerosis patients.

WORK SCHEDULE

• 5x8 shift schedule

• Monday-Friday only

• Day shifts (7:30am–4:00pm) DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION The UW Medicine Multiple Sclerosis Center is one of the largest, most comprehensive multiple sclerosis programs in the United States and serves as a model for other multiple sclerosis facilities. Since its founding in 1977, thousands of patients in the Pacific Northwest have received diagnostic and therapeutic services here. PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Screens patients for administration of medications via IV infusion

• Ensures patients who are presenting are able to tolerate their infusions

• Places IVs

• Assesses and observes patients during infusions

• Disconnects IV and monitors patients post-infusion

• Documents all above activities in the Electronic Medical Record

• Performs general clinic duties (monitors patient flow, coordinates patient triage, etc.) REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• 2 years of recent medical-surgical or ambulatory nursing experience

• Excellent IV skills

• BLS Certification

• Active licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in Washington State ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST UW Medical Center is an acute care hospital 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 six specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.The UW Medical Center–Northwest campus offers emergency and inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical, and therapeutic care. It is located in north Seattle on a beautiful, easy-to-access 44-acre campus that includes the neighboring Northwest Outpatient Medical Center and Specialty Care Meridian Pavilion. Teamwork. Community. Opportunity. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/uw-medical-center-northwest) Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community. ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest. Become part of our team. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/jobs) Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

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