RN / REGISTERED NURSE - CENTER FOR PAIN RELIEF (PER DIEM)

Req # : 235348

Department : UW MEDICAL CENTER-MONTLAKE CENTER FOR PAIN RELIEF

Posting Date : 09 / 13 / 2024

Closing Info : Open Until Filled

Salary : $43.82 - $79.60 per hour

Shift : First Shift

UW Medical Center-Montlake Center for Pain Relief has an outstanding opportunity for a Per Diem Registered Nurse .

WORK SCHEDULE

Per diem work schedule

Must be available to work 8 hour day shifts Monday-Friday

Preference will be given to RNs who can regularly work up to 2 days each week

Our clinic is closed on nights, weekends, and holidays DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION The Center for Pain Relief is a state-of-the-art outpatient clinic that provides comprehensive pain evaluations and inter-professional treatment services for patients with difficult to treat and complex persistent pain.

We provide individualized, holistic, and patient-centered care through an inter-professional approach. Our teams work together to provide customized pain diagnosis and treatment.

Services offered at our clinic include :

Comprehensive evaluation of pain and its possible sources

Prevention of pain through conservative management and interventional procedures that target long-term relief

Patient education and counseling about lifestyle changes that can help manage the pain

Image-guided minimally invasive procedures for diagnosis and treatment

Collaborative nursing pain care support PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Works in close partnership with a team of Anesthesiologists, Medical Doctors, and Advanced Practice Providers

Provides care to patients undergoing interventional pain procedures, including intra-procedure moderate sedation

Monitors patients pre-, intra-, and post-procedure

Responds to emergencies and complications in the procedural suite

Performs wound care and complex dressing changes

Uses and maintains procedural equipment

Educates patients and their families on home care and follow-up care

Assists with patient admissions, phone triage, and record keeping REQUIREMENTS

2 years of recent ICU, procedural, or complex medical-surgical nursing experience

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification (required within 6 months of hire)

Conscious Sedation Certification (required within 6 months of hire)

Strong IV skills

Active licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in Washington State ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-MONTLAKE UW Medical Center is an acute care academic medical center 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 seven specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.

The UW Medical Center-Montlake campus is located on the edge of the beautiful UW campus which includes many amenities available to our staff as well as very convenient public transit options including the Sound Transit’s light rail station across the street.

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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.

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