REGISTERED NURSE, ICU TRAINING PROGRAM
University of Washington
- Seattle, WA
- Permanent
- Part-time
Req #: 232972
Department: HARBORVIEW - ICUs
Job Location: Harborview Medical Center
Posting Date: 04/04/2024
Closing Info: Open Until Filled
Salary: 90% of $7375 - $13,396 per month
Other Compensation: In addition to the base pay, this position may also be eligible for: * BSN (or higher) premium - $1.00/hour
- Certification premium - $1.25/hour
- Night premium - $4.50/hour
- Weekend premium - $4.00/hour
- Overtime pay
Shift: Night Shift
Benefits: As a UW Medicine employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on the benefits for this position, .Registered Nurse, RN, ICUs - ICU Training Program - Harborview Medical CenterA higher degree of healthcare.
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.Harborview Medical Center invites you to be considered for growth opportunities in nursing by expressing your interest in our ICU Training Program. Nurses for these RN (Registered Nurse) positions will receive a structured training program that includes classroom sessions, on-line module components; along with a precepted orientation, which will allow for success in this challenging and high acuity environment.Harborview ICUs include: Neurosciences (30 beds); Trauma Surgical (24 beds); Medical Cardiac (17 beds); and Burns & Pediatrics (18 beds). When there are openings, these are for individual units, for 90% FTE nights.*The next planned cohort start date is July 2024, for RNs with acute care RN, and/or ED RN, work experience who would be new to ICU. (the next potential start date cohorts after that, are likely Sept and/or Oct 2024). At this time there are 90% Nights position openings with the Neurosciences ICU (2WH); and with the Burn and Pediatric Trauma ICU (9EH).(and, separately, specifically for new grad RNs who may be hired for ICU, the next potential start dates may be July/Aug/Sept/Nov 2024, depending upon individual unit openings). Please note that at this time there are no new grad RN interviewing/hiring opportunities with ICU Training Program, but openings could arise at any time.Individual openings (and start date opportunities) vary depending upon individual unit hiring needs.*Please note - if hired for an ICU position via ICU Training Program - there would be a minimum two year commitment expectation to the unit you are hiring on with.As the region's only Level I Trauma center, Harborview Medical Center (HMC) is well known for innovations and excellence in trauma care and its centers of emphasis: Trauma, Burn, Neurosciences, AIDS/STD, Center for Advanced Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (CARER), and mentally-and medically- vulnerable populations. In addition to the centers of emphasis, HMC serves a mission population for King County. Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region. HMC is owned by King County and managed by the University of Washington (UW) and serves as a training site for UW's School of Medicine. The UW is proud to be one of the nation's premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.**ICU Nursing at Harborview - recipients of the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence***Trauma Surgery ICU at Harborview (9MB) is a 24 bed unit for patients with multi-system, traumatic injuries. Patient management presents challenges in respiratory, thoracic, vascular, neurologic and orthopedic care. Nurses are involved in a variety of innovative research projects. Nurses provide critical care management to multi-service adult patients. They care for patients ranging in a variety of medical/surgical diagnoses and trauma injuries; and are involved in a variety of unit-based and hospital-wide projects.
(*no current openings on TSICU).*Neuroscience ICU, a 30 bed unit, (2WH) is a major referral unit for neurological surgery and neurology services. The Neuro ICU provides specialized intensive nursing care to patients with complex neurological deficits and injuries. We serve adult victims of severe head and spinal cord injury, diseases and disorders of the brain, spine and peripheral nerves, and a growing elective neurosurgery population.
(*current opening for 90% FTE, Nights).*Burn ICU/Pediatric ICU, (9EH), an 18 bed unit, serves as the Regional Burn Center and Level 1 Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center for the WAMI Region serving Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho. Comprehensive care is provided to pediatric and adult patients with burn, plastic, trauma, neurosurgery, medical and neurologic injuries.
- UW burn center at HMC opened in 1974.
-Verified by the American Burn Association and American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma.
- We were the first site of a major clinical trial for artificial skin graft.
- Survival rate for the burn center is over 97%.
(*current opening for 90% FTE, Nights).*Medical Cardiac ICU, (2EH), is a 17 bed unit providing acute care for critically ill adult and geriatric patients. The multidisciplinary staff is highly collaborative and supportive working together to achieve the best patient outcomes possible.
The MCICU works closely with the cardiac catheterization lab to assist in quick diagnosis and treatment of patients requiring percutaneous coronary intervention. The unit specializes in treating patients with therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest. The unit is the home base of Seattle's Medic One for treatment of patients who have suffered a heart attack. The staff has expert specialized training in ACLS, intra-aortic balloon pump, continuous renal replacement therapy, and transvenous pacemaker. The MCICU also provides care to critically-ill patients with conditions related to multi-system organ failure; gastrointestinal disease; blood infections/Sepsis; cancer; cardiac disease; lung disease; kidney disease; liver disease.
(*no current openings on MCICU).Requires current WA. State RN License.
Two+ years of acute care RN experience desirable.Please note that if you are a current Harborview RN, and had been initially hired as a new grad RN in med-surg/acute care, then you must have completed a minimum two years on your initial unit as RN. (other commitment timeframes may apply for certain other residency areas).
If a current Harborview RN, and had been initially hired with at least one year of acute care RN experience, then must have completed minimum one year on your initial unit as RN.(entry level RNs may also be considered for ICU training program positions; nursing technician/CNA experience in ICU, and/or senior practicum in ICU desired). Please note that at this time there are no new grad RN interviewing/hiring opportunities with ICU Training Program, but may arise at any time. .Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, the University of Washington will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or .Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under