Registered Nurse - Dialysis, Per Diem

About this role

This is a Per Diem Day position, to provide care for patients in both inpatient and outpatients. Two years of recent experience with hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis are required. Pediatric experience is preferred. 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), Value Based Behaviors, Error Prevention, Patient Safety, Workforce Inclusion Diversity Equity and Access (IDEA) etc.    Required Education/Experience: - Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. - Prior experience in a pediatric related health care setting, or a specific area of nursing, may be required for specific departments. - Per the driver's license requirement noted below, must have a driving record acceptable to Risk Management. 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 at time of hire unless the incumbent possesses a current appropriate Life Support Education required for their practice area (refer to requirements per practice area below.) BLS must be maintained in current status until the incumbent obtains the appropriate Life Support Life Support Education required for their practice area (refer to requirements per practice area below) NOTE: 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: Acute Care Float, Apheresis Services, Bellevue, Cancer Care Unit, Dialysis, Hematology & Oncology Clinic, Home Care Infusion Therapy, Immunology, Immunotherapy, Infusion, Medical Unit, Psychiatric Unit, Rehabilitation Unit, Research nurses working in Cancer Care and CCTR, Surgical Unit, Urgent Care (all locations), Vascular Access Services - Nurses working in the following areas are required to successfully obtain PALS within 3 months of employment, and subsequently maintain at all times:Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Cath Lab & Special Procedures, Clinical Research Center, Critical Care Float, Emergency Department, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Transport Control, Radiology (including Interventional Radiology and Endoscopy Lab), Recovery Room (PACU) Excluding RNs working exclusively in fixed term contracts with no direct patient contact, Surgery (including Bellevue Surgery Center) - Nurses working in the following areas are required to have at time of hire and maintain a current BLS at all times: Ambulatory Care Clinics including consulting nurses, Pre Admission Testing and Coordination Hub (PATCH) - Resident nurses in the following areas are required to successfully obtain PALS within 6 months of employment, and subsequently maintain at all times: Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Department, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Radiology (including Interventional Radiology and Endoscopy Lab), Recovery Room (PACU) Excluding RNs working exclusively in fixed term contracts with no direct patient contact, Surgery (including Bellevue Surgery Center) - Nurses working in the following areas are required to successfully obtain a Chemotherapy Biotherapy Provider Card from the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) within 6 months of employment, and subsequently maintain at all times: Acute Care Float (Nurse Travelers are exempt from this requirement), Cancer Care Unit, Hematology/Oncology, Infusion, BMT Program - Nurses working in the following areas are required to complete the Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Research training within 6 months of employment, and subsequently maintain at all times while working in these areas: Cancer Care Unit, Hematology/Oncology, Infusion, Immunology, Immunotherapy - Nurses working in the Psychiatric Unit and Child Psych Consultation Behavior Support Team are required to obtain Safety Care Certification (internal training) within 3 months of hire and maintain current certification (annual) thereafter, i.e., annual training is to be completed prior to the certifications expiration date. - Nurses (0.6 FTE or greater) working in the Dialysis Unit are required to obtain nursing licensure in the WAMI region in order to support on call requirements for out of state patients. Licensure for Alaska, Montana, and Idaho must be obtained within 6 months of hire. Licensure must be renewed annually thereafter. - As per the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), for nurses performing moderately complex point of care testing, a copy of a diploma or transcript of the highest level

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