Req #: 240915

Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Posting Date: 11/08/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $43.82 - $80.40 per hour

Shift: Night Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our 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-20230701_a11y.pdf)

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine UW Medical Center–Northwest - Long Term Civil Commitment Unit has an outstanding opportunity for a Night Shift Registered Nurse . The Long Term Civil Commitment Unit is part of UW Medicine's Center for Behavioral Health and Learning - a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive facility designed to transform the way we approach mental health care.

WORK SCHEDULE:

• Night shifts (7:00pm-7:30am)

• 3x12 shift schedule

• Must be able to work weekend shifts on a rotating basis DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

• The Long Term Civil Commitment Unit supports involuntary psychiatric admits who require extended periods of care, including those requiring multi-month hospital stays (90 to 180 days)

• Our services include highly structured psychiatric care, services for patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and programs that promote independent functioning and transition to the community

• Our unit has a residential feel, with ample natural light and outdoor patient areas to promote serenity, comfort, and healing

• Our unit has 75 beds and holds 1:6 nurse to patient ratios

• Our nurses play a key role providing person-centered care in a positive clinical environment ABOUT THE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND LEARNING The new Center for Behavioral Health and Learning , which opened on the UW Medical Center – Northwest campus in 2024, offers an unparalleled opportunity to transform mental health care and to improve mental health care training in our state. Located in North Seattle, the new facility features a multitude of specialty units and houses an interdisciplinary training and workforce development program focused on preparing and supporting the next generation of behavioral health providers for Washington State. The six-story building is a beautiful place to work with lots of windows, natural lighting and open-concept spaces and offers amenities including a new kitchen and dining area for patients, staff and visitors.Learn more about the Center for Behavioral Health and Learning here. (https://facilities.uw.edu/projects/behavioral-health-teaching-facility) PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Triage incoming patients

• Provide behavioral health education to psychiatric patients and their families

• Ensure patient safety protocols are followed, including restraint protocols

• Monitor and administer oral and injectable medications

• Coordinate patient care with a multidisciplinary team, including social workers, psychiatrists, and occupational therapists

• Provide personalized care to psychiatric patients with compassion, dignity, and respect REQUIREMENTS

• 1 year of behavioral health RN work experience

• Active licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in Washington State

• Active BLS 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. Teamwork. Community. Opportunity. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/uw-medical-center-northwest) 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. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/jobs) Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

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