Registered Nurse (RN) Seasonal - Peds ED

About the role

TMC offers 13-week seasonal RN opportunities in a caring environment. Benefits and living allowances are provided for longer commitments. The Pediatric Emergency Department is a certified pediatric advanced prepared emergency center with 14 private beds.

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 other specialists as needed, and adjusts nursing care processes as necessary to ensure optimal patient care.
• Writes or obtains initial nursing histories, assesses patients' conditions, and develops individual care plans; 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 other members of the interdisciplinary patient care team, implements and reinforces patient instructional needs with patient and family, offering informational material and pointing out special areas of concern.
• Evaluates outcomes of patient care, consults with other specialists as needed, and adjusts nursing care processes as necessary to ensure optimal patient care.
• Identifies and resolves workplace health and safety issues.
• P rovides appropriate, direct patient care utilizing appropriate aseptic techniques.
• May manage IV lines, ensure that sterile techniques are adhered to, and oversee patient movement and positioning to ensure that the patient is handled in a medically safe manner.
• May perform the administration of pharmacological vasodilator medications for the purpose of nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging; complies with examination competency as defined in the Imaging Services Practice Standards.
• Complies with policies, procedures, regulations, and standards and takes corrective action when violations occur.

Requirements

• Graduation from a qualified, nationally-accredited nursing program.
• One year of nursing experience in an acute care setting preferred.
• Two (2) years of EP experience or demonstrated competency in all areas of EP Lab procedures for EP positions.
• Current RN licensure permitting work in the State of Arizona and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Advanced life support certification (ACLS and PALS) may be required for some specialties.
• Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card within 6 months of hire for certain areas.
• Crisis Prevention Instruction (CPI) required for Hospice & Pediatrics areas.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Skills in communicating in a clear and concise manner with staff involved in critical care and physicians to ensure the proper care of patients.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to complete routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to listen and accurately interpret others’ communication or instructions to take appropriate action.
• Ability to speak and communicate effectively.
• 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.

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.
• Skills in communicating in a clear and concise manner with staff involved in critical care and physicians to ensure the proper care of patients.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to complete routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to listen and accurately interpret others’ communication or instructions to take appropriate action.
• Ability to speak and communicate effectively.
• 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

Full-time benefits and living allowances are provided for longer commitments.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.