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Req #: 236063

Department: HMC – CARDIOLOGY/ENDOCRINE CLINIC

Posting Date: 07/29/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: 75% of $7,596.00 - $13,798.00 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: The University of Washington (UW) offers a wide range of benefits as part of your total compensation package. Choose from top medical and dental insurance programs; plan for your future with tax-deferred investing through the UW retirement options; enjoy generous vacation and sick leave policies; and protect yourself and your family with life and long-term disability insurance. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20220908_a11y.pdf)

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine Harborview Medical Center’s Cardiology and Diabetes Clinic has an outstanding opportunity a part-time (30 hours per week), Day shift, Registered Nurse (RN2) position. WORK SCHEDULE: • M-W 0730-1800 or 0700-1530

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION: The Heart Institute at Harborview Medical Center provides consultation and follow-up care for patients referred to the clinic for cardiac-related issues. Services include the evaluation and management of cardiac-related health problems, patient education, cardiac imaging; including heart catheterization and electrophysiology, stress testing and cardiac CT. Other services include anticoagulation monitoring, ECGs and echocardiography. This clinic also houses HMC’s Diabetes clinic which provides chronic disease management for diabetes to the most vulnerable population group. The Diabetes Recent Discharge Clinic (DRDC) is an example of the active engagement this clinic provides for patients recently at Harborview, so care can be given to those actively needing assistance.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS: • Conveniently located near public transportation. • Make a difference for the patients and employees we serve. • Opportunity to provide career growth.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: • Utilize the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation) to prescribe, prioritize, delegate, coordinate and provide safe, therapeutic nursing care to patients/families. • Make independent judgments/decisions and takes action regarding a wide range of routine and complex patient problems and situations. • Collaborate with other disciplines as appropriate to coordinate continuity of patient care. Provides pre-assessment evaluation/intake assessments for patients seen in the multi-service, multi-specialty clinics. • EPIC and telephone triage -- responding to patients, reviewing test results and triaging treatment needs • Responsible for point of care procedures used in Diabetes-Endocrine and Cardiology clinics. • Responsible for peripheral catheter care, including insertion of peripheral catheters, monitoring and maintenance of peripheral IV lines. Administering IV medication through these lines. Procedure will be done according to HMC Policies and Procedures. • Demonstrates proper sterile technique for the set-up and breakdown of minor surgery procedures done in the Endocrine clinic. Wound care, including suture/staple removal and steri-stripping as well as wound check following cardiac device placement. • Adminstering IV and IM, SQ injections. • Responsible for the discharge and collaborative planning for discharge of patients from the Specialty clinics. • Collaborates with the multi-disciplinary services to provide a continuum of care for the patient. • Facilitates continuity of care across the continuum of care.

REQUIREMENTS: • Active, valid Washington State or Multi-State RN license required by start date. • One year experience as an RN, preferably outpatient nursing

ABOUT HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER

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.

Challenge. Collaboration. Compassion. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/harborview-medical-center) Become part of our team and join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

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.

Find your place at Washington’s only integrated health system devoted to improving the health of all people. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/jobs) Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.