Registered Nurse (RN) - Psychiatric - $48-90 per hour

Seattle Children's is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Psychiatric for a nursing job in Medina, Washington.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : Psychiatric
• Discipline : RN
• Duration : Ongoing
• Employment Type : Staff
• RN - Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit (PBMU), 0.75-0.9 FTE Night Shift

We are looking to hire .75-.9 FTE Night Shift RN's for our Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit (PBMU)!

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. We will personalize an orientation just for you to set you up for success in the pediatric specialty you are hired for.

The Psychiatric and Behavioral Medicine Unit (PBMU) consists of 41 beds. Care is provided on a 24-hour basis, seven days a week. The PBMU is committed to the evaluation and behavioral stabilization of children (ages 4 through 17) with emotional, behavioral, and neuropsychiatric disorders. Depression, developmental delays, attention deficits, anxiety, pervasive developmental disorders, conduct disorders, oppositional-defiant disorders, anorexia / bulimia, and psychosis are among the disorders commonly diagnosed. The unit is also invested in treating children with unique concomitant problems such as hearing impairments, chronic medical illnesses, or physical developmental disabilities.

The PBMU program utilizes a model of care that emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach. Registered nurses; child and adolescent psychiatrists; psychiatric nurse practitioners; psychologists; mental health therapists; social workers; pediatric mental health specialists (PMHS); special education teachers; occupational, recreational, art, music, and speech therapists; and students from these various disciplines all participate in the development of individualized treatment plans. Care includes the provision of behavior management in a milieu setting; family / caregiver and patient education; group activities; supportive family / caregiver and individual support; psychotropic medication management; and limited medical nursing services.

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, Certified Nursing 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), Value Based Behaviors, Error Prevention, Patient Safety, Workforce Inclusion Diversity Equity and Access (IDEA) etc.

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

Prior experience in a pediatric related health care setting, or a specific area of nursing, may be required for specific departments.

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 (refer to requirements per practice area below.) BLS must be maintained in current status until the incumbent obtains the appropriate Life Support Life Support Education required for their practice area (refer to requirements per practice area below) NOTE : Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) will be accepted in lieu of BLS for Healthcare Providers. ACLS will not be accepted as a substitute to the requirements listed above. Employees are responsible for any costs (including time away from work) associated with obtaining PALS or PEARS certification if it is not a requirement of the position.

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

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, i.e., annual training is to be completed prior to the certification’s expiration date.

$47.60 - $89.80 per hour

This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.

This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors

Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.  Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website [www.seattlechildrens.org / careers / benefits]( Us

Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago : we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.

In 2022, U.S. News & World Report once again ranked Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals – for the 30th year in a row. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally ranked in all 10 specialty areas evaluated by U.S. News & World Report. We are honored to be the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

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Seattle Children's Job ID #R243236. Posted job title : Registered Nurse - Rn - Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine Unit (0.75 - 0.9 Fte, Night Shift)

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