REGISTERED NURSE - ADULT PSYCHIATRIC UNIT (90% FTE, NIGHTS)

Req #: 230444

Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST - PSYCHIATRIC UNIT

Posting Date: 03/04/2024

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 (~~~) .

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine UW Medical Center - Northwest has an outstanding opportunity for an Night Shift Registered Nurse to join our inpatient Adult Psychiatric Unit .

WORK SCHEDULE

• 36 hours per week

• 3x12 shift schedule

• Night shift only (7:00pm - 7:30am) ABOUT OUR ADULT PSYCHIATRIC UNIT:

• We have 27 beds and hold 1:4 or 1:5 nurse to patient ratios

• We treat voluntary and involuntary patients, with key services focused on the geropsych population

• We provide behavioral health services for depression, anxiety, dementia, psychosis, and psychiatric comorbidities

• We provide medication management, occupational and recreational therapy, cognitive and dialectical behavioral therapy, and guidance on relaxation and sleep techniques PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Triage incoming patients

• Ensure patient safety protocols are followed, including restraint protocols

• Monitor and administer oral and injectable medications

• Coordinate patient care with a multidisciplinary team, including social workers, psychiatrists, and occupational therapists

• Provide personalized care to psychiatric and substance abuse patients with compassion, dignity, and respect REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Recent experience with behavioral health patients; either as a licensed RN or as a nursing student

• Active BLS

• 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. (~~~) 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. (~~~) Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

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