What are the responsibilities and job description for the 1:1 Pediatric Nurse for School Age Girl with Seizures - RN ONLY position at Marathon Health Solution Inc?
Introduction:
Young girl requires one-to-one nursing at home from a highly skilled, compassionate, and reliable Registered Nurse (RN). Nurses who apply to work with this patient must have experience with seizures, including administration of seizure rescue medications.
Skilled nursing care includes: enteral care/feeds, seizure precautions and initiation of seizure action plan PRN, BiPAP, cough assist, CPT vest, suctioning, medication administration, assist with repositioning, transfers and assistance with ADL’s.
Looking For:
- Monday through Saturday: 12:00pm-8:00pm
Job Summary
We are currently seeking motivated and compassionate Registered Nurses (RN) to work one-on-one with our medically complex pediatric patients in school and in their homes. Please join us in making a difference in the lives of these very special patients and their incredible families.
Essential Functions:
- Work collaboratively with the patient’s family, respecting all family preferences while communicating at a high level with both the family and the Marathon office
- Exhibit professionalism, representing Marathon Nursing well by focusing on the needs of the patient at all times, and working collaboratively with the patient, their family, and the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
- Provide care that is culturally competent, non-discriminatory, and always considerate of the patient’s comfortability, needs, and preferences.
- Recognize changes in your patient’s conditions that require appropriate nursing interventions to ensure the patient’s well-being and safety.
- Assist patients on a 1:1 basis, providing all direct patient care ordered by providers, including but not limited to:
- Assessing patients with seizure disorders, responding with appropriate nursing interventions as ordered
- Maintaining feeding tubes and provide enteral care, nutrition, and hydration as ordered
- Providing tracheostomy and mechanical ventilator care as ordered
- Providing infusion therapies, including TPN, and CVL care as ordered
- Medication administration
Requirements:
- Current, unrestricted, and unencumbered state license as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the state of Massachusetts
- Proof of valid and current CPR/BLS certification
- Six months experience in Home Care/Private Duty Nursing is preferred, but new learners are welcomed to apply (New Grad nurses may qualify for our New Grad Nursing Program)
- Critical Care experience is a plus
- Outpatient or Inpatient Pediatric Nursing is preferred but not required
- Strong interpersonal skills that facilitate the building of long-lasting and meaningful relationships with our patients and their families
- Dynamic problem solver who enjoys working collaboratively and in team environments
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to do occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling of approximately 50 pounds
- Ability to withstand periods of prolonged sitting, walking, standing, bending, kneeling, and/or reaching.
- Must have visual and hearing acuity necessary to perform job duties and maintain patient safety
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Health savings account
- Sick Time
- Long Term and Short Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Plan
- Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Pet Insurance
- Paid Family and Medical Leave
We invite you to either call us at (617)- 648-9800 or fax your resume with a cover letter to us at (617)-648 9811
