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Req #: 234599

Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST - MEDICAL TELEMETRY

Posting Date: 05/28/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $42.55 - $78.06 per hour

Shift: Alternate Work Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20230701_a11y.pdf)

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine UW Medical Center - Northwest has an outstanding opportunity for a Rotating Shift (days and nights) Registered Nurse to join our Medical Telemetry Unit.

ABOUT OUR MEDICAL TELEMETRY UNIT

• We are a general medical unit with a full cardiac telemetry and rehabilitation program

• We offer 36 beds for patients

• We consistently hold 1:4 and 1:5 nurse to patient ratios

• Our RNs work in close partnership with our physicians and our certified nursing assistants

• We are proud to offer a breadth of training opportunities for our staff, including stroke training and advanced EKG trainingWe welcome experienced hospital nurses and nurses who are new to a hospital setting to join our team. Training will be provided to nurses who are transitioning into telemetry care for the first time. WORK SCHEDULE

• 36 hours per week

• 3x12 shift schedule

• This position can work a mix of day shifts and night shifts. Additional details will be provided in the interview. PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide evidence-based nursing services to an acutely ill patient population, including post-stroke patients

• Monitor heart rhythms and vital signs using telemetry equipment

• Identify care needs

• Assess and manage pain

• Provide personalized care with compassion, dignity, and respect REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• 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. (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.