Registered Nurse Pediatric Emergency Department

About the role

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

Department: Emergency Department. Primary Location: Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah. Shift: Full time, 36 hours/week, variable shifts with up to 50% nights, one on-call shift per month during the winter/pediatric respiratory season. Benefits eligible: Yes. Licensed RN experience in Pediatrics or an Emergency Department preferred. One year of licensed RN experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assess: Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate). Seeks and evaluates information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others.
• Plan: Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care. Actively seeks patient, family