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Req #: 238379

Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER-MONTLAKE - 4S INFUSION

Posting Date: 09/10/2024

Closing Info: To ensure consideration, Apply By 09/23/2024

Salary: $7,596 - $13,798 per month

Shift: First 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 (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20220908_a11y.pdf) .

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus for eligible full-time new employees joining UW Medicine UW Medical Center-Montlake - 4S Outpatient Infusion has an outstanding opportunity for a Registered Nurse .

WORK SCHEDULE

• Full Time / 100% FTE

• Monday - Friday only

• Must be able to work 8 hour and 10 hour shifts between 7:00am and 7:30pm. The exact start times may vary each week. DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION 4S Outpatient Infusion is the largest infusion floor at the UW Medical Centers, offering 32 beds, specialized procedure recovery services, and infusion therapy for a broad spectrum of patients. This is a great opportunity to join a dedicated outpatient team that always put their patients first. PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Screens patients for administration of medications via IV infusion

• Uses critical thinking skills to ensure patient safety throughout the visit

• Ensures patients who are presenting are able to tolerate their infusions

• Places IV, assesses, and observes patients during infusions

• Disconnects IV and monitors patients post infusion

• Documents all above activities in the Electronic Medical Record

• Provides education for patients and their families

• Orients to procedure recoveries, plasma exchange, therapeutic phlebotomy and other procedures

• Functions and contributes in a team-based nursing model REQUIREMENTS

• 2 years of acute care hospital nursing experience

• Strong IV skills

• Active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Washington State

• Active BLS Certification ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-MONTLAKE UW Medical Center is an acute care academic medical center 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 seven specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.The UW Medical Center-Montlake campus is located on the edge of the beautiful UW campus which includes many amenities available to our staff as well as very convenient public transit options including the Sound Transit’s light rail station across the street. Excellence. Exploration. Education. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/uw-medical-center-montlake) 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.