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Req #: 244340

Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST - PROCEDURAL CARE

Job Location Detail: 1550 North 115th Street, Seattle, WA 98133

Posting Date: 05/02/2025

Closing Info:

Open Until Filled

Salary: $11,667 - $14,500 per month

Shift: First 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-professional-staff-librarians-academic-contract-covered-exempt-20240419-a11y.pdf)**

**UW Medical Center-Northwest** has an outstanding opportunity for a Nurse Manager to lead our **Neuromodulation Clinic and our Vascular Procedure Suites.** Our clinics and their services are in a time of growth - this is an excellent opportunity for a leader who enjoys optimizing procedures and workflows.

WORK SCHEDULE

+ Full time / 100% FTE

+ Monday - Friday

+ Day shifts only **DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTIONS** The **Garvey Institute Center for Neuromodulation** opened in April 2024. The clinic provides outpatient, evidence-based Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) services for adult patients with major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, catatonia, and schizophrenia. This is a complex procedural unit that regularly works with patients undergoing anesthesia.Our **Vascular Procedural Outpatient Suites** provide imaging-guided vascular interventions, with and without nurse administered moderate sedation. Common procedures include carotid endarterectomy, TEVAR/EVAR (endovascular thoracic/aortic repair), varicose vein stripping, carotid and iliac artery stenting, saphenous vein ablation and fistulograms with angioplasty. Oversight of the clinic requires knowledge of referrals, prior authorization workflows, and diagnostic imaging to support a positive and timely patient experience. Our Vascular Team sees 15,000 visits annually, including imaging, clinic appointments, and procedures. **PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**

+ Manages all day-to-day functions of our Neuromodulation Clinic and our Vascular Procedural Suites

+ Oversees approximately 25 staff, including Registered Nurses, Assistant Nurse Managers, Medical Assistants, Patient Care Coordinators, and Patient Services Specialists

+ Optimizes procedural workflows

+ Implements operational process improvements as the clinics expand their services

+ Collaborates directly with ambulatory senior leadership regarding access, referrals, and productivity

+ Ensures evidence-based practice is integrated into department operations

+ Models customer service standards for staff and practitioners

+ Interviews and hires new staff

+ Completes regular performance evaluations for each staff member

+ Counsels employees, develops staff, and utilizes the disciplinary process when appropriate **REQUIREMENTS**

+ 1 year of department manager-level nursing experience

+ At least 4 years of nursing work experience

+ Direct nursing experience with procedural, nurse-administered moderate sedation practices

+ Demonstrated skillsets in project management and clinical workflow development

+ Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in Washington State

+ Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

+ Knowledge of The Joint Commission, DOH and other regulatory agency standards **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.