Registered Nurse (RN) - Pediatric ICU - PRN

About the role

The Pediatric ICU Unit at VCU Medical Center provides the only full-service children's care in central Virginia, including a Level 1 pediatric Trauma and Burn Center. The 21-bed PICU cares for critically ill infants, children, adolescents, and their families with a wide range of acute and chronic illnesses and injuries.

Responsibilities

• Integrates technical skills and theoretical knowledge to meet the needs of the patient and family.
• Aids the health care team in preventing illness and injury, maintaining wellness, and providing comfort.
• Provides direction, education, and begins to acquire leadership skills at the unit level.
• Delivers and accurately documents direct, age-specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care.
• Safely administers prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and/or interactions.

Requirements

• Licensure, Certification, Or Registration Requirements For Hire: Current RN licensure in Virginia or eligible or compact state.
• Licensure, Certification, Or Registration Requirements For Continued Employment: Current RN licensure in Virginia, AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent.
• Experience REQUIRED: Clin I: N/A; Clin II: 12 to 24 months RN experience; Clin III: 3 years of clinical experience.
• Experience PREFERRED: Clin I: Experience as an LPN, nursing assistant or care partner in either an acute care setting or as applicable to area of practice; Clin II, Clin III: Academic Health Care Experience; Experience with similar patient population in either an acute care setting or as applicable to area of practice.
• Education/training REQUIRED: Clin I, Clin II, Clin III: Diploma or Associates Degree from a professional nursing program recognized and/or approved by the corresponding state’s Board of Nursing.
• Education/training PREFERRED: Clin I, Clin II, Clin III: Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (or higher) from an accredited program; Clin III: Certification in specialty area.

Qualifications

• Follows documented physician/licensed independent provider orders.
• Guided by the ANA Code of Ethics for Nursing and established national nursing practice standards.
• Guided by and follows the VCUHS policies and procedures and established practice.
• Organizes work and delegates and supervises others (RN's, LPN's, Care Partners, Unit Secretaries, etc.) in carrying out assignments.

Skills

• Emotional acumen and psychosocial skills.
• Ability to anticipate changes in patient situations and intervene appropriately.
• Ability to mobilize resources to meet the individualized needs of patient/families.
• Ability to provide direction, education, and serve as a role model in a clinical setting.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

N/A

Schedule

N/A

Age Specific Groups Served

As appropriate based on unit assignment.

Physical Requirements

• Physical: Lifting 20-50 lbs.
• Other: Exposure to potentially hazardous and infectious substances.
• Activities: Prolonged standing, Prolonged sitting, Frequent bending, Walking (distance), Climbing (steps, ladder, other), Reaching (overhead, extensive, repetitive).
• Mental/Sensory: Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking.
• Emotional: Fast pace environment, Steady pace, Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Noisy environment.
• Rotating EEO Employer/Disabled/Protected Veteran: N/A