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Registered Nurse - Psychiatric Unit

Registered Nurse - Psychiatric Unit, 0.9 FTE, day shift, 7AM start, 12hr shifts, 72 hours per pay period

This position requires at least 1 year of RN experience. If you are a new grad with less than a year of RN experience please apply for our RN Residency Program. 

The Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit (PBMU) at Seattle Children's is a 41-bed acute care, child and adolescent, psychiatric facility providing acute crisis stabilization through solution-focused intervention and connection to community resources. 

$20,000 sign on bonus and relocation assistance available for experienced candidates! At least 1 year of inpatient psychiatric RN exp required for sign on bonus eligibility. 

As an integral member of the Health Care Team, the RN functions within the Scope of Practice as defined by the State, the ANA Scope and Standards for Pediatric Nursing Practice, and adheres to Seattle Children’s policies/procedures and guidelines of care. Responsible for providing safe, family centered patient care. Using the Nursing Care Process, the RN is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care in a collaborative method with the patient and patient’s family, significant others, and members of the health care team. May be required to provide supervision and delegation of tasks to Nurse Technicians, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Medical Assistants, Certified Nursing Assistants, and others as defined by the State Administrative Code. Assists in meeting Seattle Children’s strategic goals by incorporating the initiatives to support the strategic plans into the daily work, i.e. Continuous Performance Improvement (CPI), ART, etc.

 Requirements
Required Education/Experience:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Required Credentials:
- Current Washington State RN License, or other current state license that the RN is required to work in.

- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers is required for all positions. Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) will be accepted in lieu of BLS for Healthcare Providers. ACLS will not be accepted as a substitute to the requirements listed above. Employees are responsible for any costs (including time away from work) associated with obtaining PALS or PEARS certification if it is not a requirement of the position.

- Nurses working in the following areas are required to successfully obtain PEARS within 6 months of employment, and subsequently maintain at all times:
- Psychiatric Unit

- Nurses working in the Psychiatric Unit and Child Psych Consultation are required to obtain Safety Care Certification (internal training) within 3 months of hire. The Safety Care training must be current at all times, i.e. annual training completed prior to the expiration date. Note: nurses working as Mental Health Evaluators for the Mental Health Emergency Department program are NOT required to obtain Safety Care certification
 

In accordance with new Washington law for healthcare workers, Seattle Children’s requires that all staff be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on or before October 18, 2021, or before beginning employment for start dates after October 18th.