Frequently Asked Questions About Nursing at Seattle Children's

Johnson & Johnson's Discover Nursing site and the Washington Healthcare Careers site are great resources.

Interested RNs apply online. Please apply for only one position on any given unit — you will be considered for all vacancies on that unit when you are interviewed.

Mary Davis and Judy Shorr, Children's nurse recruiters, can be reached at 206-987-2112 or 800-874-6691 (toll-free) or via e-mail. It is their goal to return all calls and e-mail messages within one business day. If you do not receive a timely return call, please do not hesitate to call back.

Yes. Nursing students work at Children's in a variety of positions: nursing technician, certified nursing assistant, unit coordinator, family service representative (in outpatient clinics) and administrative assistant, among others. See the job list for vacancies.

We'll be glad to mail you a packet of information. Call 206-987-2112 or 800-874-6691 (toll-free), or send an e-mail with your mailing address. Wages are determined by the bargaining agreement, and are based on full-time equivalent RN experience. The recruiters will be happy to discuss specifics with you. Learn more about benefits here.

We offer a tuition assistance program to employees who have a total of 3,000 hours of employment at Children's (approximately 18 months for full-time employees). Also, Children's nurses are eligible for the Federal Loan Forgiveness Program because this is a critical-shortage facility.

We recommend a refresher course for RNs who have not worked for approximately two years or more in an acute care setting. Information about refresher courses can be found at Washington Healthcare Careers.

Tours may be scheduled with a nurse recruiter directly. Managers will provide an extensive tour of their unit for applicants who are selected for an interview.

Visit the Washington State Nursing Commission online.

Visit the Washington State Department of Health Web site.

Cascade Healthcare Services offers information and testing for online courses.

Yes. In most cases, ADN graduates have experience when hired at Seattle Children's. If pediatrics is your area of interest, obtain one to two years general adult acute care (medical-surgical) experience and then apply as an experienced RN. ADN new grads with strong pediatric clinical acute care experience will be considered.