Pediatrics

Opportunity:

RN - Peds

Job Details:

• Must have up to 1 year of Level 1 Trauma experience
• Experience required with a wide range of pediatric patients from newborn to 18 years of age
• Experience with respiratory and gastrointestinal (GI) conditions in a Level 1 Trauma facility required
• Must have experience with tracheostomy patients and patients on home ventilators
• Assume responsibility for an assigned group of patients
• Document patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed medical treatments
• Note all changes in physician orders for assigned patients
• Assist physicians in patient examinations and minor diagnostic procedures and treatments
• Obtain and monitor physiological data of patients and intervene when necessary
• Administer medications as prescribed
• Initiate, regulate, and monitor intravenous infusions and blood products
• Interact with patients and families to share care plans during hospitalization and at discharge
• Inform patients and families of hospital procedures
• Make referrals regarding patient care needs to appropriate personnel
• Delegate tasks to support staff as needed