Pediatric Specialty RN

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Successful completion of annual clinical, age and job specific competencies and skill verification tools required.

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Good interpersonal, organizational and critical decision-making skills.

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Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing in a caring, considerate and concerned manner.

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Willingness to accept responsibility and leadership skills.

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Performs RN specific functions pertaining to individual pediatric specialties.

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Greets patient and prepares them for physical examination or screening. Obtains patient history. Provides patient education, teaching and instructions. Collects specimens as per order. Uses critical thinking and clinical assessment skills.

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Provides general nursing care and triage, assists the physician or Nurse Practitioner during exam and administers prescribed medications and or treatments.

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Observes, records and reports patient’s condition, test results and reaction to drugs and treatments to physician or Nurse Practitioner according to department standards and maintaining confidentiality of position acquired information.

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Arranges for patient tests and admission giving preference to emergency cases. Procures the necessary referral and prior authorizations. Schedules patient appointments.

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Prepares and processes instruments for sterilization according to established policies. Orders medications as per physician protocol and standing orders.

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Maintains the Epic in baskets and work lists including referral lists and clinic follow up lists: test results, referrals, over due results and patient calls.

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Provide nursing coverage to a variety of pediatric specialists at multiple sites.

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Maintain nursing coverage for the department when co-worker is out of the office.

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Perform Spirometry, Nebulizer treatments, EKG, Injections, Uroflow testing , wound care and administer oxygen as necessary.

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Assist with in-clinic procedures.