Registered Nurse (RN) Pediatric Critical Care, PICU

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement and evaluate an individualized plan of care.
• Anticipates and recognizes changes in patient status, taking action to modify the plan of care or to elevate to the care team as necessary.
• Advocates for patients, upholds their autonomy in decision-making, ensures informed consent and assists patients in families in expressing self-determination.
• Sets priorities and organizes time to optimize patient outcomes.
• Actively seeks out the most current evidence and standards and applies and translates to daily practice.
• Precepts the student nurse, nurse extern, nurse resident, experienced clinical nurse and other members of the healthcare team.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Licensed Registered Nurse with New Hampshire eligibility.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate required upon hire.
• PALS Certificate required within 6 months of hire date.