Registered Nurse:Pediatric ICU & CICU- Full Time 12 hour Nights (Seatt (Los Angeles, CA)

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Registered Nurse:Pediatric ICU & CICU- Full Time 12 hour Nights (Seattle Children's Hospital)

Spring is in the air!?

We invite you to bring your nursing career to the Emerald City - Seattle Washington.? We have an environment where talent is rewarded and new ideas are encouraged. At Seattle Children's, the Pacific Northwest's premier pediatric care center, we will be opening a brand-new state-of-the-art patient care tower specifically dedicated to our critical care patients. It's a beautiful new building- in a beautiful city.? Start your spring with us at Seattle Children's Hospital where you will find a true commitment to our patients and families that reach far beyond the bounds of clinical expertise.
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The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is a 15 bed unit and the CICU is also a 15 bed unit which both serve as a quaternary care referral center for 4 states that cares for patients from 45 weeks corrected gestational age up to young adults. The PICU patients have a number of interesting conditions including septic shock, solid organ transplant (liver, intestine, and kidney), advanced bone marrow transplant, neurosurgery and other pediatric surgeries. Specialized care provided in the PICU includes ECMO/ECLS (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation/Extracorporeal Life support), continuous renal replacement therapy, liver dialysis, nitric oxide and ICP monitoring. The CICU patients have complex congenital defects requiring surgery, cardiology and/or cardiac transplant care. Specialized care provided in the CICU includes ECMO/ECLS, Berlin Heart, continuous renal replacement therapy, nitric oxide, ventricular assist devices, open chest procedures and temporary pacemakers.The ICU RN staff work closely with respiratory therapists, nutritionists, social workers, pharmacists and physicians to care for these critically ill children. The physical environment is made of mostly single rooms with a parent space (including a place to sleep in the room) that allows families to be present and partner in the care of their child. Exceptional staffing ratios. Relocation assistance is available for experienced ICU RNs.

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. sing 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) and Accountability, Respect and Teamwork.

Required:
? current RN experience working in a PICU, CICU, or level III NICU is required.
? Current Washington State RN License or the ability to obtain one within one month.
? Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
? Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) will be required either upon hire, or within orientation phase
? Nurses may be asked to work overtime occasionally

** This position will require the RN to work in both the ICU and CICU.

Preferred:
? Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
? CCRN specialty certification

We offer competitive pay, generous paid time off, transportation discounts, and employee reward and recognition programs. Off site day care available.?

Tuition Assistance program and paid continuing education is available. Contact Jill Cartwright for more information 206 987 3505.

Seattle Children's is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Posted: 2013-03-26, 2:36AM PDT

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