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Req #: 242862

Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER - MONTLAKE - WOUND/OSTOMY

Posting Date: 01/29/2025

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: 80% or 90% of $7,596 - $13,798 per month

Limited Recruitment:
Other

Limited Recruitment Other: open to RNs at UW Medical Center - Montlake only

Shift: First 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, click here.

UW Medical Center - Montlake has an outstanding opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join our Wound/Ostomy Program . This position is open to current Montlake nurses only.

WORK SCHEDULE

• 80% or 90%

• Variable days, Monday - Friday, with occasional Saturday shifts possible DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION The UWMC Wound/Ostomy Program RNs provide care for ostomy patients both inpatient and outpatient, and hospitalized patients presenting with a broad spectrum of wounds including surgical, neuropathic, venous, arterial, pressure injuries, and other wounds reflecting a variety of underlying disease processes. PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide pre-operative assessment and education of ostomy patients in the outpatient setting as well as postoperative ostomy management in the inpatient and outpatient setting, enhancing the patient and nurse experience across the care continuum.

• Care is provided in close partnership with Surgical Physician colleagues. The role is highly collaborative yet allows for nurse autonomy.

• RNs provide expert nursing as they systematically assess the need for and the delivery of nursing services that meet patient care requirements, whether delivered directly or by the other nursing staff; coordinate patient care; and integrate patient and family education into the delivery of care. REQUIREMENTS

• Current UW Medical Center-Montlake RN

• At least 2 years of current acute care med-surg nursing experience

• Current Wound and Ostomy experience

• Current WA RN license

• BSN or equivalent experience may substitute 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. 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.