Req #: 233703

Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST - SPECIAL CARE UNIT

Posting Date: 05/07/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $42.55 - $78.06 per hour

Shift: Night 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 Night Shift Registered Nurse to join our Special Care Unit (SCU).

ABOUT OUR SPECIAL CARE UNIT

• We are a stepdown, progressive care floor with telemetry services

• We offer 17 individual rooms for patients

• We consistently hold 1:3 and 1:4 nurse to patient ratios

• We pride ourselves on delivering dedicated intermediary care to patients who have been discharged from our ICU and our procedural units

• We are a close-knit team that values camaraderie and collaborationWe welcome experienced critical care nurses and experienced medical-surgical nurses to join our team. Training will be provided to medical-surgical nurses who are transitioning into stepdown care for the first time. WORK SCHEDULE

• 36 hours per week

• 3x12 shift schedule

• Night shifts only (7:00pm-7:30am) PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide nursing care to a critically ill patient population, including patients experiencing cardiac abnormalities, vascular illness, and diabetic ketoacidosis

• Work alongside physicians and care managers

• Assess heart and lung conditions using telemetry equipment

• Administer IV medications, including heparin drips

• Administer vasoactive medications

• Educate patients and their families on ongoing care plans REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• 1 year of recent inpatient hospital nursing experience

• Active BLS

• Active ACLS

• 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.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.