Req #: 238839

Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST - BREAST SURGERY

Job Location Detail: Meridian Pavilion - 11011 Meridian Ave, Seattle, WA

Posting Date: 09/18/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $43.82 - $80.40 per hour

Shift: First Shift

UW Medical Center-Northwest - Breast Surgery Clinic has an outstanding opportunity for a Per Diem Registered Nurse .

WORK SCHEDULE

• Per diem schedule / variable hours per week

• Monday-Friday only

• Day shifts between 8:00am and 5:00pm

• Must be available to work at least 8 shifts each 4 week period DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION Our Breast Surgery Clinic at Meridian Pavilion offers thorough and concise evaluations of breast abnormalities and screening plans for people at higher-than-average risk for breast cancer. We offer personalized treatment plans based on the type and stage of the disease, genetics, and life circumstances. Our care team consists of nationally recognized healthcare professionals with extensive clinical knowledge and surgical expertise. This is a great opportunity to join a team that empowers patients to make the best decisions on their care. PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work in partnership with 3 Breast Surgeons and 1 Advanced Practice Practitioner

• Support patients requiring surgical intervention, including patients with breast cancer and patients with benign breast issues

• Provide care across the pre- and post-surgical continuum

• Regularly perform wound care, complex dressing changes, drain pulls, suture removals, and skin graft bolster takedowns

• Assist our providers with minor procedures, including excisions, wound debridement, and tissue expansions

• Act as the primary responder to patient phone calls and messages requiring triage REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• 2 years of recent nursing experience with surgical patients

• Active BLS

• Active licensure to work as a Registered Nurse in Washington State 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.

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.