Title: Registered Nurse – PICU

Overview:

• Job Category: Acute - Nursing - Local
• Skills: Two years of the following experience is required: Maternal and child experience IV Insertion and phlebotomy skill Conscious sedation
• Education: RN License – required
• Primary Source Verification – required
• AHA BLS - required AHA PALS – required
• IV Certification – required
• Conscious sedation certification - preferred
• Certifications & Licenses: IV Certification - RN License

Do you want to be appreciated daily? Our nurses are celebrated for being on the front line, empathetic for patients. Our nurses set us apart from any other healthcare provider. We are seeking a(an) PICU Registered Nurse to join our healthcare family. As the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Registered Nurse (RN), you will be responsible for performing patient assessments, developing a plan of care, and implementing and evaluating care. As a member of the interdisciplinary care team, you will work collaboratively with the other members to assure the safe and accurate delivery of care.

• You will perform and document patient assessments at the time of the admission
• You will create a plan of care, including discharge plans, revise the plans based on the patients’ response to treatment and regularly evaluate plans for effectiveness
• You will document the outcomes of nursing interventions and patient responses
• You will ensure physician orders are noted and correctly transcribed
• You will provide educational materials to patients and families on care and treatments
• You will keep physicians and supervisors aware of significant information regarding the patient and family
• You will administer medications and complete treatments according to hospital policy
• You will delegate work appropriately to non-licensed staff in accordance with standards of practice