Registered Nurse (RN) - Acute Care
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, WA
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Nurse Residency Program - Harborview - Inpatient - Acute Care - Med/Surg/Tele/trauma/Ortho/Neuro/Burns (full-time)

Nursing Residency Program | Harborview Medical Center - Inpatient Acute Care (See below for Unit Descriptions) Harborview Medical Center is pleased to offer the Vizient/ AACN One Year (12 Months) Nurse Residency Program (NRP). This is a national program focused on new graduate nurses as they enter practice. The evidence-based curriculum provides emphasis on leadership, patient safety outcomes, and professional development. Download the program brochure Reasons to Join Harborview and Harborview's RN Residency Program Provides an Excellent Foundation for your Nursing Career. Excellent Nurse Educators with Harborview PDNE (Professional Development Nursing Education) department, Outstanding Preceptors, an award winning Academic Medical Center in a high acuity environment! A supportive work environment. Friendliness, professionalism, and cooperation are vital parts of our culture. Professional development. We offer career development and continuing education opportunities, including UW's tuition exemption program and scholarships. Unsurpassed benefits, including an excellent Paid Leave package Registered Nurses are eligible for 10 healthcare plans, a state pension, a 403(b), child and dependent care assistance, and state discounts on local gyms and wellness services. About Harborview and Harborview's RN Residency Program RN Residency interviewing and hiring is on a rolling continuous basis, with multiple employment start date opportunities for Harborview's Inpatient - Acute Care areas. Currently scheduling RN Residency interviews with RNs who have graduated or will be graduating between June 2023 thru August 2024. There is a minimum two year commitment timeframe for residency hires to these areas. The NRP (Nurse Residency Program) at Harborview Medical Center is recognized by the ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP). You will be well-supported as you transition from entry level to competent professional nurse. Orientation includes an extensive clinical preceptorship as well as classroom training. Monthly seminars are conducted during the first year of employment. The NRP prepares new graduates to successfully begin careers as confident nursing professionals. Harborview is an integral component within UW Medicine Health System. As the region's only adult and pediatric level one trauma center and regional burn center; a renowned teaching and research environment; and a public/safety-net hospital for our diverse community, Harborview offers a rich learning environment. Requirements for participation in the Nurse Residency Program include: Nurses with less than one year since graduation. Washington State RN licensure will be required in order to begin employment (Note: Note required when submitting application). You are welcome to submit an employment application prior to your RN graduation and/or in advance of obtaining your RN licensure. Launch your Registered Nurse career with Harborview Medical Center! * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Harborview Acute Care Unit Descriptions: * 3WH - Neuro/Tele (Neuroscience) is an award winning 45 bed acute care unit floor specializes in the management of acute trauma and acute vascular disease, patients with aneurysms, as well as other neurosurgical problems such as brain tumors and spinal disorders. We also provide expert management of stroke and epilepsy patients. Harborview's Neurosciences acute care (neuro/tele) unit is a Comprehensive Stroke Center and proud to be the recipient of the Top Box and Patient Satisfaction Award for five quarters. We can thank the wonderful Achievements and Great work to the amazing leaders and staff members who make up the 3 West family! * 3EH, 3 East Hospital- Medicine/Telemetry - is a 32 bed acute care unit that works with a multidisciplinary care team to care for patients with a wide range of complex medical/surgical problems that often encompasses chronic underlying conditions, cardiac issues, substance abuse, and socioeconomic difficulties. * 4EH, 4 East Hospital- Medicine/Telemetry/Oncology -Provides safe, quality care for acutely ill adult patients experiencing a wide range of complex medical and surgical problems, as well as chronic underlying conditions including cardiac, substance abuse, respiratory issues and more. * 4WH --4W Inpatient Trauma Rehabilitation provides care 24 hours a day to our rehabilitation inpatients with therapy provided 3-6 hours per day, 6 days per week. Inpatient rehabilitation is provided for stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and disease, multiple trauma, and burns. In addition to our rehabilitation patients, we have 4 medical-surgical beds for acute care patients who are potential rehabilitation candidates but not yet ready for rehabilitation and for the post-operative stay of our sacral flap patients. * 5EH, 5 East Hospital- Medicine/Surgical/Telemetry- Provide quality care to a wide range of complex and acutely ill patients, primarily medicine, cardiology and surgical and vascular patients requiring telemetry monitoring. * 6EH, 6 East Hospital Trauma/Orthopedic- is a 26-bed unit specializing in acute care level orthopedic injuries as well as medicine and other general surgery patients. Patients have typically sustained complex orthopedic injuries including fractures of the spine, pelvis, long bones, hands or feet. 6 East Hospital also specializes in the care of patients who have undergone replantation surgeries and flap procedures. * 6MB, 6 Maleng Bldg.- Planned Surgery- is a 30 bed unit includes med/surg/ortho/neuro/trauma- Common surgeries include complex foot and ankle surgeries including total ankle, complex spine surgery, neurosurgery. Caring for patients from all of the surgical specialties (except burns). Exposure to a broad range of patient cases. * 7EH, 7 East Hospital -Trauma/Surgery - staff members work as an interdisciplinary team to provide safe, quality care for adult, geriatric and adolescent trauma, general surgery, and vascular surgery patients. These patients have unique challenges often encompassing complex wound care, substance abuse and chronic underlying conditions. The unit staff consists of RNs with assistive nursing support staff. * 8EH, 8 East Hospital- Acute Care Burns/ Plastics and Pediatric Trauma- is a 24-bed unit that is a part of the Regional Burn Center and Level 1 Adult and Pediatric Trauma center for the WAMI Region. Our staff are specialized in caring for adult and pediatric patients with burns, complex wound care and pediatric trauma. We work closely with multidisciplinary teams and utilize their expertise in order to provide holistic and patient family-centered care to ensure the best possible outcome for our patients. To learn more visit Harborview Medical Center REQUIREMENTS: Washington State RN licensure will be required in order to begin employment. (Note: RN License not required at time of application) CPR certification. * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submit a Separate Application to apply for the following Harborview Residency/Training programs The Operating Room at Harborview is also an area with regular residency openings (for specific interest in an Operating Room career, when recruitment resumes, please apply to our separate Peri-op 101/OR Residency job posting: please note - there are no current Operating Room Training Program openings at this time). Harborview Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are areas that occasionally have entry-level RN residency opportunities (typically preferring Harborview work experience such as HA/PCT/NT in ICU, and/or having ICU senior practicum at Harborview, and/or working in, and/or having clinicals in similar environments. (for Harborview ICU Training Program opportunities, please apply separately to job posting for this, when available - please note - there are no current ICU Training Program openings at this time). (Harborview Emergency Dept. may also occasionally have entry-level RN residency opportunities. (Emergency Department job posting # 213162 linked here- Currently not scheduling interviews for RN Residency nurses). (Harborview Psychiatry units may also occasionally have entry-level RN residency opportunities. (Psychiatry RN job posting # 214891 linked here.). (Some Harborview outpatient clinics may also occasionally have entry-level RN residency opportunities; you may check the employment website for the Harborview clinic RN opportunities for RNs with no RN work experience requirement.)