What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN- PICU (Full Time, Night shift) position at Nicklaus Children's Hospital?
Description
Job Summary
Responsible for the planning and delivery of care utilizing nursing processes : assessment, implementation and evaluation. Oversees the plan of care, utilizes effective problem solving strategies and applies evidence based practice. Supports and upholds quality standards of a Magnet designated hospital and Patient Bill of Rights. Practices under the supervision of the Nursing Manager / Director and provides compassionate and family centered care for Pediatric Intensive Care Unit patients.
Job Specific Duties
- Ensures completion of patient admission history and accurately completes the discharge planning process as per department and hospital policies and procedures.
- Plans, implements and documents the plan of care in collaboration with the other disciplines and services to assure safe and efficient care.
- Provides nursing care that includes IV site monitoring, specimen collection and assists medical team with specific procedures.
- Follows physicians orders, administers and reconstitutes medications when needed. Adheres to five rights of medication administration per Medication Administration policy.
- Collaborates and participates in daily rounds with multi-disciplinary team as appropriate and fosters a Family Centered Care Environment.
- Utilizes electronic innovations to provide efficient patient care and attends to patient call lights in a manner that promotes patient safety per hospital policy.
- Ensures proper and safe sedation administration to patients and monitors recovery as per the Sedation policy and procedure.
- Completes all nursing multi-system assessment that includes head to toe, vitals, dressing changes, suction, feeding, bathing ,med administration, and repositioning.
- Ensures appropriate restraint orders, use and documentation as required by Sedation policy and procedure.
- Accesses electronic health record (EHR) independently according to hospital policy and completes accurate and timely documentation in the patients electronic health record.
- Communicates and documents critical lab results per hospital policy and procedures.
- Communicates with patients and families to review plan of care and solicits input; communicates any patient and family concerns to physician.
- Promotes a working environment that is error free in all quality indicators through assessment of all body systems- prevention of central line and catheter associated urinary tract infections, avoidance of falls, ouch-free procedural pain and pain reduction, observes skin integrity for prevention of skin breakdown, ensures proper and safe wound care, secures endotracheal tubes when applicable, and zero based medication errors by following the 5 rights of Medication Administration, consistently providing high-quality safe care as prompted.
- Provides patient information and effectively completes the hand off process during walking rounds at shift change and patient reassignments.
- Ensures proper personal protective equipment (PPE) indication and use.
Qualifications
Minimum Job Requirements
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Job : Nursing - Clinical
Primary Location :
Florida-Miami-Nicklaus Children's Hospital - Main Hospital Campus
Department :
PEDIATRIC ICU-2100-620020
Job Status
Full Time
Required
Preferred
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