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Harborview Medical Center is well known for its nationally-ranked Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma center, innovations in emergency medicine and burn care, medical breakthroughs in neuroscience and orthopedics, and its comprehensive community services. As team members for this "Safety Net" hospital, Harborview's employees are dedicated to the vital role the institution plays in the community.

Occupational Therapy

Harborview Medical Center's occupational therapists play a critical role in recovery for injured patients and those with compromised fine motor skills. In their efforts to regain functionality for these patients, therapists work with physicians, industrial hygienists, and nurse practitioners in locations ranging from emergency and intensive care to trauma, burn, and medical floors, plus a wide variety of outpatient settings. The internationally diverse and complex patient population at Harborview provides exciting challenges for occupational therapists in these highly supportive, professional settings.

Respiratory Therapy

Harborview Medical Center's respiratory care practitioners bring their own unique knowledge and skills to the intensive care clinical setting. As the region's only Level I trauma center, and the home of leading centers specializing in burns and HIV/AIDS, Harborview relies on its respiratory practitioners in all types of emergency cases. HMC's respiratory care practitioners provide services to both adult and pediatric patients, including:

  • Conventional and non-invasive mechanical ventilation
  • Artificial airway management
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • Arterial blood gas collection and analysis
  • Metered dose inhaler and aerosolized medication delivery
  • Metabolic measurement
  • Patient consultation

Laboratory Medicine

Bring your laboratory skills to the Northwest's top-rated medical center settings. At the UW Medicine's Department of Laboratory Medicine, your skills will aid patient care and educational programs as well as a wide variety of research needs. Divisions include hematology, microbiology, coagulation, immunology, genetics, molecular diagnostics, virology, and medical informatics.

Nursing

At Harborview Medical Center, the opportunities for exciting and challenging nursing careers are endless. Whether your focus is ER, ICU, OR, med-surg, rehabilitation, psychiatry, clinics, or other specialty areas, Harborview offers a unique and satisfying nursing environment. With flexible schedules, extensive preceptorships and mentorships, opportunities for participation in research projects, professional development, outreach events, and a supportive, collegial environment, our nurses enjoy benefits found in no other setting. Consortiums are offered regularly for positions in ICU, ER, and OR, and opportunities for management and educational roles present additional career pathways.