Registered Nurse (RN) FT Day PICU

Job Summary

The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed care givers who ensure that patients, families and significant others receive individualized high quality, safe patient care. They practice in a clinical environment that is administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders and is supported through the Wellstar Shared Governance Model. The framework for practice is steered by the Wellstar Professional Practice Model and evidence-based practice and research.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Performs the Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis; identification of outcomes; planning; implementation and evaluation) in the performance of clinical care using evidence base practice, uses analytical/critical thinking and ensuring that care is individualized
• Provides relationship-based patient centered care that is consistent with population specific characteristics (e.g. age, gender, disease, etc) in a manner that adapts service delivery to reflect an understanding of cultural diversity
• Partners with the patient and significant others using appropriate methods for setting and purpose (e.g., bedside shift report; interdisciplinary rounds; just in time and planned patient teaching)
• Practices using current clinical practice standards
• Manage and oversee the care of complex and high acuity/critical pediatric patients
• Q1 hour (minimum) assessment and monitoring
• Provide culturally and developmentally appropriate direct clinical care to patients
• Ventilator, BiPAP, CPAP, and Oscillator management
• Cardiac rhythm (EKG) assessment and analysis
• Assess, monitor, and trend continuous vitals to include cardiac rhythm, respiratory rate, O2 sat, BP, arterial line waveforms
• Manage and appropriately titrate vasoactive, sedation, and insulin drips
• Run and analyze bedside POCT (iSTAT, ABG/VBG)
• Assist with bedside procedures (sedated LP, arterial line placement, CVL/PICC placement, intubation, chest tube placement)
• Support and/or lead pediatric codes using PALS algorithm
• Sterile dressing changes
• Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care that promotes the professional care delivery model
• Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members
• Participates and supports performance improvement inclusive of all stakeholders, research and research utilization to promote safe, quality patient care
• Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment, required mandatory education, population specific education
• Serves as a preceptor and/or mentor for other professional nurses
• Promotes Evidence based practice, nursing research and performance improvement in nursing
• Upholds all health care system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical competencies
• Proactively plans for the care of patients across the care continuum
• Participates in the development of protocols and procedures when called upon or through self-initiation in collaboration with care managers and other members of the health care team
• Supports efficient and effective use of human and material resources
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct

Required Minimum Education

Associates Nursing or Diploma (Nurse) Nursing or Bachelors Nursing-Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
• PALS - Pediatric Adv Life Support or ARC-PALS - Amer Red Cross Pediatric Advanced Life Support or PALS-I - PALS - Instructor or PALS-P - PALS-Provisional (180 Days) within 180 Days
• RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact

Required Minimum Experience

Minimum 5 years Direct patient care nursing experience Required

Required Minimum Skills

• Ability to read, write and speak English language, optimize the use of technology to support clinical care and holds basic computer skills
• Strong interpersonal, collaborative skills along with customer service skills required
• Ability to function in a fast paced environment and respond to emergencies in using a decisive, composed and respectful manner
• Possess excellent time management skills
• Practices nursing using evidence and analytical skills along with possessing strong critical thinking skills