Registered Nurse (RN) - Pediatrics

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) - Pediatrics
Location: New York, NY 10029
Duration: 3+ Months (contract – Possible Extension)

Pay Rate: $66/hr. on W2

Shift Hours: 7 pm – 7:30 am.

Required Experience: MUST HAVE PEDIATRIC ICU EXP IN A HOSPITAL SETTING MUST HAVE A BSN.

Duties:

• The Pediatric ClinicalNurse is a Registered Professional Nurse who provides safe, competent quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients and significant others.

 
PATIENT CARE:

• Delivers patient care by incorporating the tenets of the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care and through the application of the nursing process based upon theory, research, evidence-based practice, and approved organizational nursing standards.
• Assesses and evaluates patient care needs and applies critical thinking skills in patient care management.
• Integrates relevant assessment and intervention skills in the delivery of nursing care.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care.
• Prioritizes all aspects of patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, and planning “after hospital care” and delegating to others as appropriate.
• Educates patients and caregivers while anticipating needs and readiness to learn, about their plan of care, transition of care, promotion of health, and prevention of disease.
• Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, family and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team.
• Manages assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing and demonstrates allocation of material resources effectively.

 
PATIENT EXPERIENCE:

• Role models the tenets of Client Relationship Centered Care (Client) through facilitation of the following actions including, but not limited to, Admission Welcome, Bedside shift Report, HELP, AM/PM Care, 5 Minute Sit Down, Purposeful Hourly Rounding, Medication Review, Discharge Wrap Up, and MD/RN Unit Collaboration.
• Considers the patient’s values, preferences, cultural diversity, expressed needs and knowledge in all aspects of care.
• Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family.
• Uses evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients’ perceptions of care.
• Initiates service recovery for patients and family members who have concerns and escalates to Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Nursing Shift Manager or Patient Relations as needed.
• Demonstrates caring, respect, compassion, empathy and active listening through dialogue, body language and actions.
• Supports staff use of evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients’ perceptions of care.
• Conducts Purposeful Hourly Rounding (PHR) on assigned patients addressing the 4 Ps.

 
QUALITY AND SAFETY:

• Practices safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating barriers and opportunities for improvement.
• Demonstrates clinical skills and knowledge crucial to quality and safety in the patient population served.
• Implements process improvement strategies based on institutional, evidence-based ensure and procedures.
• Engages in formal and informal peer and institutional review processes.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities and nursing research studies.
• Contributes to quality and safety practices and required compliance measures.
• Implements principles of high reliability to identify and avoid high risk behaviors to provide a safe environment for patients.
• Escalates potential safety hazards or gaps from best practice following institutional chain of command protocol.
• Utilizes institutional information technology by documenting nursing practice to support quality and performance improvement initiatives.
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Education:

• BSN Required: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
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Skills:

• Relevant clinical competence in area of nursing practice assigned; new graduates must possess current knowledge of the nursing process and its application.
• Licensed as a registered nurse with current registration in New York State.

 
General Skills and Competencies:

• Must have relevant clinical competence in area of nursing practice assigned; new graduates must possess current knowledge of the nursing process and its application.
• Evidence of ability to maintain interpersonal relationships, communicate appropriately to others, and work effectively and efficiently to solve problems.
• Demonstrates the ability to work in a team displaying effective communication and critical thinking.
• Ability to read, write, understand and speak English in a clear and concise manner.
• Visual, physical, auditory and cognitive ability to assess patient status.
• Physical and mental health necessary to care for acutely ill patients with a broad variety of diagnoses and behaviors on a daily basis.
• Ability to walk, stand, lift, stoop, push and respond quickly in a variety of situations and for an extended period of time.
• Manual dexterity to perform a variety of clinical procedures relevant to practice area (i.e. venipuncture, urinary catheterization, cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
• Ability to use basic data entry, retrieval systems and the electronic medical record documentation system in a proficient manner.
• Must have pediatric experience.
• BLS ; ACLS Requied.
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Dept / Floor: PEDS/PEDS ICU.

Contract Type: Travel.
Union Position: No.

 
Hours Per Week: 34.50.
Hours Per Day: 11.50.
Days Per Week: 3.00.