Registered Nurse (RN), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

Position Summary

This position has an Incentive Bonus. Registered Nurses are eligible for an incentive bonus up to $30,000 for this full time position. In addition to the incentive bonus, new teammates at ECU Health are eligible for robust benefits packages, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.

About the Role

The PICU at James and Connie Maynard Hospital is a 12-bed intensive care unit. The staffing ratio is ideally 1:1, or 1:2 depending on the acuity of the patients. Our patient population consists of actual or threatened respiratory failure, severe or unstable cardiovascular disease, neurologic disorders, severe metabolic disturbances, sepsis/poisonings, critically injured pediatric trauma victims, hematologic or oncologic disease with actual life-threatening complications and patients needing ECMO or CRRT.

Responsibilities

• Provide care in accordance with the North Carolina Board of Nursing-Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association Standards of Practice and other standards established by profession/professional groups, regulating bodies/agents.
• Nursing care will be delivered in accordance with ECU Health and entity specific nursing policies, procedures and professional standards of care/practice.
• Provide and coordinate nursing care to include the collection and analysis of assessment data, identification of expected outcomes and development of plan of care in collaboration with the patient/family and other interdisciplinary team members.
• Identify interventions to attain expected outcomes, implement the interventions identified in the plan of care, evaluate the progress of the patient/family toward attainment of outcomes, and document the process.
• Promote and evaluate the effective functioning of the health care team.
• Collaborate with health care team members to meet the identified needs of the patient/family throughout the episode of care.
• Delegate tasks and activities as appropriate and governed by NC Nurse Practice Act.

Requirements

• Diploma in Nursing, Associates in Nursing or higher
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is preferred
• 1+ years experience is required
• Preferred experience in Pediatrics, ICU and Emergency Room
• Current NC RN license or licensure to practice in a participating Nurse Licensure Compact state
• Basic Life Support is required

Qualifications

• Minimum Requirements: Diploma in Nursing, Associates in Nursing or higher
• Preferred Experience: In Pediatrics, ICU And Emergency Room
• Current NC RN license or licensure to practice in a participating Nurse Licensure Compact state
• Basic Life Support is required

Skills

Nursing care will be delivered in accordance with ECU Health and entity specific nursing policies, procedures and professional standards of care/practice.

Benefits

ECU Health offers employee benefits designed with you in mind. Benefits include:

• Robust benefits packages
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement

Pay

Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.

Schedule

Position: 0.9 FTE (3) 12-hour shifts / week - Rotating shifts