Registered Nurse (RN) - PICU CWR

Duties:

Job Summary:
The Registered Nurse is responsible for evaluating patients and assisting physicians with patient care.
-Plans, implements, and documents nursing care based on patient s needs.
-Identifies patient needs and determines priorities for care through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
-Develops, implements and coordinates individualized plan of care for patients assigned through initial and on-going assessments.
-Initiates assessment based on the patient s problems or needs, the physician s medical diagnosis, and the functional health framework.
-Performs therapeutic nursing interventions.
-Manages care of patients.
-Documents care based on standards of care and practice, patient acuity, and/or clinical priorities.
-Advocates for evidence-based practice care standards and supports adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery.
-Provides patient centric care in alignment with professional nursing practice model.
-Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Float requirements- Will be required to float to wherever is needed throughout facility
This includes Adult units/ect.
When floating to Adult floors, RN will not take assignment but act as a PCT.
******Float requirements- Agency nurses have an expectation to float to Mother/Baby and Pediatric ED
But additionally have the expectation to float to any other floor (depending on the needs of the hospital) SOLELY as a resource nurse/extra set of hands*****

Skills:

Minimum 2 years of previous Clinical Pediatric experience required and 2 years of PICU
BLS-aha & PALS certifications- Required
Float requirements- Will be required to float to wherever is needed throughout facility
This includes Adult units/ect.
When floating to Adult floors, RN will not take assignment but act as a PCT.