Registered Nurse I (New Graduate Nurse) - Surgical Care Unit March 2027 start

About the Role

The 12-month Pediatric Nurse Residency Program (Transition to Practice Program) transitions the nurse resident into the role of a professional nurse under the guidance of clinical nursing staff, nurse educators, and program facilitators. The program includes HR orientation, unit-based orientation, and acute and critical care tracks.

All nursing practice is based on the legal scope of practice, national and specialty nursing standards, Children's National policies and procedures, and applicable laws and regulations. The Professional Model of Care requires registered professional nurses to be responsible and accountable for their own practice.

Unit Overview

Surgical Care Unit is a 31-bed surgical/trauma unit with cardio/respiratory monitoring capability for each bed, specializing in family-centered nursing care for patients with surgical conditions from infancy through adolescence.

• Burns
• Trauma
• Pediatric General Surgery
• ENT
• Reconstructive Surgery
• Urology
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopedic trauma
• Spina Bifida
• Spinal fusion
• Bariatric Surgery

Functional Accountabilities

• Contribute to Magnet re-designation through timely annual completion of professional profile and participation in councils, committees, task forces and/or community outreach
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills through successful completion of change project
• Recognize need to escalate patient care issues via chain of command
• Utilize the currently identified process to ensure accurate hand off
• Work cohesively with ancillary staff to meet patient care needs
• Cooperate in the implementation of change and support management decisions
• Demonstrate empathy, concern and a desire to be helpful to others
• Complete all mandatory education and regulatory requirements and participate in professional activities to enhance nursing practice
• Participate in performance appraisal and peer review
• Support department goals for formal education, national certification, national safety standards and service excellence
• Work collaboratively with all members of the healthcare team
• Gather physical and psychosocial data on patient and family and complete accurate and timely patient assessment
• Demonstrate clinical skills necessary to care for assigned patients
• Develop assessment, organizational and prioritization skills necessary to care for patients whose clinical needs change throughout the shift
• Complete documentation in accordance with policies and procedures
• Continually assess and plan proactively for educational needs throughout hospital/clinic stay and before time of discharge
• Organize care to complete assignment on time
• Demonstrate caring in all encounters with patient and family
• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
• Stop in the face of uncertainty and take time to resolve the situation
• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
• Attend carefully to important details