Registered Nurse II - Pediatric Meducare

About the role

Provides professional nursing care for patients in the clinical setting. Provides leadership to nursing staff members and collaborates with other members of the health care team to assure quality care for the patients. Promotes, plans, directs, and implements medical management and safe transportation for critically ill/injured infant or child, in consultation with the attending physician. Maintains standards of professional nursing practice.

Responsibilities

• Communicates and coordinates care with multidisciplinary team members from sending and receiving facilities.
• Maintains standards of professional nursing practice.
• Accurately assesses, plans, implements and evaluates delivery of nursing care in accordance with the medical plan of care, nursing practice standards, nursing care standards, and policy and procedures to achieve optimum patient outcomes for patients of all ages.
• Collaborates with other transport team members to ensure the safety of all transport operations.
• Provides rapid assessment, emergency measures and transportation for the critically ill/injured infant or child, utilizing the latest technique and state of the art equipment.
• Acquires and maintains advanced neonatal skills such as intubation, ventilation, insertion of UAC/UVC’s, and chest needle aspirations.
• Maintains all required certifications, licenses, and continuing education.
• Organizes, prioritizes, directs, supervises and evaluates nursing care delivered by various levels of staff both in hospital and on transport.
• Participates in providing outreach education.
• Maintains pediatric transport quality data.
• Functions as patient advocate, protector of patient rights and provider of psychosocial support.
• Frequent direct contact and communication within and outside the MUSC with patients, families, physicians, nurses, EMS personnel, aviation personnel, administrators, and the public. Some communication and coordination with community agencies.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of pediatric critical experience in NICU, PICU, PCICU or similar.
• If selected, candidate must obtain BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP and an Advanced Trauma Care Provider Certification prior to completing orientation.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Continuous)
• Ability to climb stairs. (Infrequent)
• Ability to work indoors. (Continuous)
• Ability to work outside in temperature extremes. (Infrequent)
• Ability to work from elevated areas. (Frequent)
• Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Frequent)
• Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent)
• Ability to bend at the waist. (Continuous)
• Ability to twist at the waist. (Frequent)
• Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Frequent)
• Ability to perform "pinching" operations. (Frequent)
• Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands. (Continuous)
• Ability to reach overhead. (Frequent)
• Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Continuous)
• Ability to fully use both legs. (Continuous)
• Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination. (Frequent)
• Ability to reach in all directions. (Continuous)
• Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted. (Infrequent)
• Ability to lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted. (Infrequent)
• Ability to lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. (Infrequent)
• Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force. (Frequent)

Skills

• Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Continuous)
• Ability to climb stairs. (Infrequent)
• Ability to work indoors. (Continuous)
• Ability to work outside in temperature extremes. (Infrequent)
• Ability to work from elevated areas. (Frequent)
• Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Frequent)
• Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent)
• Ability to bend at the waist. (Continuous)
• Ability to twist at the waist. (Frequent)
• Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Frequent)
• Ability to perform "pinching" operations. (Frequent)
• Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands. (Continuous)
• Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands. (Continuous)
• Ability to reach overhead. (Frequent)
• Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Continuous)
• Ability to fully use both legs. (Continuous)
• Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination. (Frequent)
• Ability to reach in all directions. (Continuous)
• Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted. (Infrequent)
• Ability to lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted. (Infrequent)
• Ability to lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. (Infrequent)
• Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force. (Frequent)

Benefits

• Rotating - 12 Hour Shifts 3 days per week, including nights and weekends
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Scheduled Work Hours/Shift: Rotating - 12 Hour Shifts 3 days per week, including nights and weekends

Pay

• Pay Rate Type: Hourly
• Pay Grade: Health-28

Schedule

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36
• Work Shift: Rotating