RN - Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit (0.9 FTE, Nights)
About the role
The Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit (PBMU) is a 41‑bed unit providing 24‑hour, seven‑day‑a‑week care for children ages 4‑17 with emotional, behavioral, and neuropsychiatric disorders (e.g., depression, developmental delays, attention deficits, anxiety, pervasive developmental disorders, conduct disorders, oppositional‑defiant disorders, anorexia/bulimia, psychosis) and those with concomitant problems such as hearing impairments, chronic medical illnesses, or physical developmental disabilities. Care is delivered through an interdisciplinary model that includes registered nurses, child and adolescent psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, psychologists, mental health therapists, social workers, pediatric mental health specialists, special education teachers, and occupational, recreational, art, music, and speech therapists. The RN’s responsibilities encompass behavior management in a milieu setting, family/caregiver and patient education, group activities, supportive family/caregiver and individual support, psychotropic medication management, and limited medical nursing services. Using the Nursing Care Process, the RN assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care collaboratively with the patient, family, significant others, and the health care team, while providing safe, family‑centered care and supervising or delegating tasks to Nurse Technicians, LPNs, CMAs, CNAs, and other staff as defined by state administrative code. The RN also assists in meeting Seattle Children’s strategic goals (Continuous Performance Improvement, Value Based Behaviors, Error Prevention, Patient Safety, Workforce Inclusion Diversity Equity and Access, etc.) and receives a personalized orientation that leverages adult RN experience to train for pediatric patient care.
Responsibilities
- Provide safe, family‑centered patient care.
- Apply the Nursing Care Process: assess,