RN​/Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, Harborview Medical Center

Job Description

Harborview Medical Center is seeking experienced ED Registered Nurses to join our nationally recognized Emergency Department. As the region's only Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center, Harborview provides care to patients with a wide range of medical, surgical, psychiatric, and traumatic conditions. Our ED nurses practice at the top of their license while working alongside an exceptional multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering outstanding patient care.

This recruitment will be used to fill future Emergency Department RN vacancies.

• Provide rapid assessment, triage, and stabilization of patients with emergent and life-threatening conditions.
• Deliver comprehensive nursing care in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, social workers, and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Care for a diverse patient population with complex medical, surgical, psychiatric, and trauma-related needs.
• Utilize critical thinking and evidence-based practice to make timely clinical decisions.
• Perform advanced nursing interventions while practicing to the full scope of your RN license.
• Contribute to a culture of teamwork, continuous learning, and excellence in patient care.

• 0.9 FTE (90%) - Night Shift
• 72 hours every two weeks
• Self-scheduling

• Current Washington State Registered Nurse license (or eligibility to obtain licensure through multistate licensure or endorsement before employment)
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
• Two or more years of recent Emergency Department nursing experience
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Equivalent education and experience may substitute for minimum qualifications where permitted, except when licensure, certification, or registration requirements apply.

Harborview Medical Center is a leader in trauma, emergency, and specialty care, serving patients from across Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. Our Emergency Department offers nurses the opportunity to care for some of the most complex and critically ill patients while working with nationally recognized experts in emergency and trauma care. If you are passionate about high-acuity nursing, continuous learning, and making a meaningful impact in your community.

As the region's only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine. It is dedicated to providing specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable residents of King County. It provides exemplary patient care in leading-edge centers of emphasis, including emergency medicine, trauma and burn care, neurosciences, ophthalmology, vascular surgery, HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse care.

Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region.

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 publicby 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:
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