RN​/Registered Nurse, Psych ICU​/Acute care Inpatient Psych

RN/Registered Nurse, PSYCH ICU – University of Washington

Join our dedicated team at Harborview Medical Center, a Level I Trauma and Burn Center serving the Greater Seattle area.

Job Description
$10,000.00 Recruitment Incentive for eligible new employees joining UW Medicine.

• 21-bed unit
• 2:1 staffing ratios
• 24/7 security
• ICU patient population is primarily involuntary. Nurses and staff are trained in de‑escalation, seclusion, and restraint techniques.

• Provide direct patient care in a 21‑bed psych ICU.
• Maintain 2:1 staffing ratios and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams.
• Implement de‑escalation and restraint protocols for involuntary patients.

• 90% in days (First Shift).

• Graduated from an accredited school of nursing.
• Held a Washington state nursing license (RN or MSL).
• One or more years in psychiatric nursing or acute‑care setting.

Pay Range Minimum: $91,152.00 annual
Pay Range Maximum: $ annual
Other Compensation: $10,000 signing bonus; relocation BSN premium; certification premium; weekend shift differential; overtime pay.

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Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Position Type: Regular (90% FTE)

Union/Bargaining Unit: SEIU 1199NW HMC RN

UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top‑rated medical school and internationally recognized research center. Our mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists, and other health professionals.

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81.

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