RN / ASSISTANT NURSE MANAGER - ENDOSCOPY

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine

UW Medical Center-Northwest - Endoscopy Unit has an outstanding opportunity for an Assistant Nurse Manager. The Assistant Nurse Manager is a supervisory position, responsible for clinical functions, staffing assignments, and care coordination.

ABOUT OUR ENDOSCOPY UNIT

• We are a high-volume procedural unit
  
  
• We have 3 rooms and see close to 24 patients each day
  
  
• RNs provide procedural support for therapeutic, diagnostic, and screening GI services and bronchoscopies
  
  WORK SCHEDULE
  
  
• 4x10 shift schedule
  
  
• Primarily day shifts, Monday-Friday, with on call responsibilities for off hours cases
  
  
• On call responsibilities include one weekend per month
  
  PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
  
  
• Acts as a lead point of contact for Registered Nurses and Medical Assistants
  
  
• Establishes effective workflows for routine tasks and projects
  
  
• Provides procedural nursing support, which includes providing patient care before, during, and after conscious sedation
  
  
• Facilitates staff meetings in conjunction with the Nurse Manager
  
  
• Reviews unit staffing schedule and plans for coverage due to vacations, LOAs, and vacant positions
  
  
• Monitors unit acuity and patient flow, and supports care coordination for complex patients
  
  
• Participates in unit and organizational committees, taskforces, and work groups
  
  
• Provides feedback to the Nurse Manager for annual performance evaluations
  
  
• Plans, implements, and evaluates unit orientation for staff
  
  
• Models service excellence in daily practice
  
  
• Demonstrates ability to provide "just in time" feedback to staff regarding clinical performance, interpersonal team interactions, and patient/family communication
  
  
• Promotes practices and decisions that reduce human error and promote staff/patient safety
  
  REQUIREMENTS
  
  
• 2 years of recent endoscopic nursing experience
  
  
• Previous conscious sedation experience
  
  
• Previous charge, lead, or supervisory work experience
  
  
• 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.
  
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  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. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.
  
  Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, the University of Washington will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.
  
  The University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
  
  To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or dso@uw.edu.
  
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