Pediatric Registered Nurse Cardiac ICU

About the role

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by using technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice, and coordinating care with other health team members.

Responsibilities

• Affirm appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate).
• Seek and evaluate information acquired from other members of the interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others.
• Use assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care.
• Actively seek patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education.
• Collaboratively plan and prepare patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up).
• Direct the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate.
• Provide or delegate care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions.
• Demonstrate the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources.
• Evaluate patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction.
• Revises plan of care as indicated and reassesses changes as appropriate.
• Promote nursing profession and participate in development of others.
• Integrate legal and ethical standards into practice, comply with regulatory standards, practice within scope of licensure, provide accurate & timely documentation, and understand legal implications of care delivery.

Requirements

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice.
• Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment.
• RNs must have their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or obtain within four (4) years of their hire date.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.

Qualifications

• One or more years of RN work experience.
• Pediatric RN work experience.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required as of the job description's last update on 4/27/2025.

Skills

• Patient Care Delivery
• Nursing Fundamentals
• Interdisciplinary Teams
• Documentation
• Professional Etiquette
• Accountability
• Patient Care Coordination
• Communication
• Patient Evaluation
• Critical Thinking

Benefits

Benefits Eligible August 31, 2026 start date

Pay

$35.22 - $53.29

Schedule

Full time, 36 hours a week, nights but variable (days and nights) through orientation.