RN​/Assistant Nurse Manager, UW Medical Center - Montlake - Medical Oncology ICU

Job Description

UW Medical Center - Montlake has an outstanding opportunity for a full time (100% FTE, 40 hours per week), evenings and some night shifts Assistant Nurse Manager (Registered Nurse
3) to join the Medical Oncology ICU. The Assistant Nurse Manager will provide direct nursing care, train and manage staff, spearhead quality improvement initiatives, and ensure safe patient care practices.

• 40 hours per week
• Evening/Night shifts
• 2 Clinical Shifts (twelve-hour shifts)
• 2 Management Shifts (eight-hour shifts)

• Assists with operational and leadership duties as applicable
• Collaborates closely with the Nurse Manager, Assistant Nurse Manager peers, and ICU staff

The Medical Oncology ICU assistant nurse manager assists the nurse manager to develop, maintain, and evaluate the ongoing operations of the team. This is a 24-bed unit. Patient population on this unit includes medical ICU cases and Bone Marrow Transplant.

Provide professional nursing care; provide leadership for specific program areas and unit functions such as developing education programs, acting as clinical resource for staff, and coordinating daily operations; assist the Nurse Manager to develop, maintain, and evaluate the on-going operations of a clinical area.

• Under general supervision, perform specific leadership functions related to clinical practice, education and management such as developing unit goals, orientation programs, and standards of care;
• Under general direction, provide patient care and coordination of services through assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of safe therapeutic care.

• Provide a role model for staff by demonstrating and documenting for assigned patients completion of: assessment and nursing diagnosis of patients; care planning; implementation of safe nursing care; evaluation of patient responses to nursing care; patient teaching; patient advocacy; discharge and transfer planning; admission, discharge and transfer processes;
• Coordinate patients' care with other hospital departments and disciplines;
• Promote effective communication among staff and patients to assure optimal patient outcomes;
• Assist with the planning and/or implementation of educational programs for staff and patients;
• Identify patient care, staff, and resource problems and take necessary steps toward problem resolution;
• Provide feedback and guidance to staff; observe, review, and evaluate staff performance;
• Assist in the development, maintenance and evaluation of systems to support nursing care delivery such as patient care documentation and emergency response procedures;
• Provide input into the development and implementation of the budget;
• Serve as the unit charge nurse as assigned;

• Current license and two years of professional nursing experience;
• ACLS and BLS required;
• Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.

Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the State of Washington.

Pay Range Minimum: $49.23 hourly
Pay Range Maximum: $90.33 hourly
Other Compensation: $5.00/hour nights $4.00/hour weekends $3.00/hour evenings $1.00/hour BSN Premium $1.25/hour Nursing Certification

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