Registered Nurse (RN) - Peds ED

About the role

The Pediatric Emergency Department is a certified pediatric advanced prepared emergency center with 14 private beds. Located between the inpatient pediatric unit and the Pediatric ICU, it facilitates a collaborative environment among the pediatric service line.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates patient care planning with other disciplines using the nursing process and critical thinking skills to ensure patient safety and well-being.
• Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with specialists as needed, and adjusts nursing care processes as necessary to optimize patient care.
• Writes or obtains initial nursing histories, assesses patients' conditions, develops individual care plans, and maintains patient documentation.
• Receives and reviews preceding shift reports and floor nurse reports; makes complete rounds of all units, and notes patients' condition.
• Notifies appropriate physicians regarding any unusual or unexpected events or problems requiring direct physician consultation.
• Works with interdisciplinary patient care team, implements and reinforces patient instructional needs with patient and family, offering informational material and addressing special concerns.
• Evaluates outcomes of patient care, consults with specialists as needed, and adjusts nursing care processes as necessary to ensure optimal patient care.
• Identifies and resolves workplace health and safety issues.
• Promotes aseptic techniques and administers pharmacological vasodilator medications for nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging, complying with examination competency standards.
• Complies with policies, procedures, regulations, and standards, taking corrective action when violations occur.
• Orients, instructs, and educates assigned personnel.
• Adheres to and supports team members in exhibiting TMCH values of integrity, community, compassion, and dedication.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure permitting work in the State of Arizona and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Additional certifications may be required per department.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• One year of nursing experience in an acute care setting preferred (positions assigned to EP require two years of EP experience or demonstrated competency in all areas of EP Lab procedures).

Skills

• Knowledge of direct patient care and critical care procedures and techniques, tools, and responses required to ensure optimal patient care.
• Knowledge of exam indicators, contraindications, and patient preparation.
• Clear and concise communication skills with staff involved in critical care and physicians.
• Reading and interpreting safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Completing routine reports and correspondence.
• Listening and accurately interpreting others’ communication or instructions to take appropriate action.
• Effective speaking and communication skills.
• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Benefits

NICU only: Ability to provide family-centered developmentally appropriate care of newborns, handle emotional stress associated with caring for critically ill newborns or neonates, and formulate a plan of care and support multidisciplinary collaboration.

Pay

Details not specified.

Schedule

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