Registered Nurse (RN) - Transport Team (Full Time, Nights)
About the role
Why CHOC? At CHOC, we strive to be the leading destination of children’s health by providing exceptional and innovative care. We are responsible for the overall health of our community’s pediatric population in our hospitals, clinics, and practices. And because of our breadth of care, your career at CHOC can be as diverse and fulfilling as you determine. CHOC’s compensation structure, benefits offerings, and career development programs are geared to helping you achieve your professional and personal goals. Environmental Sustainability Statement Driven by the connection between children's health and a healthy environment, we commit to creating a healthcare model that incorporates environmental sustainability aligned with our mission to protect children's health and patient safety.
Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver family-centered patient care utilizing the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Direct and coordinate nursing care for patients based on established clinical nursing practice standards.
- Collaborate with patient/family and other professional disciplines to create a partnership ensuring effective and efficient patient care delivery for achievement of mutually desired patient outcomes.
- Support the organization’s vision and mission while promoting and providing excellence in nursing care.
- Accountable for deliverance of nursing care for all aged pediatric and neonatal patients requiring medical Advanced Life Support (ALS) or medical Critical Care Transport (CCT) under supervision and in collaboration with a CHOC Children’s Physician.
- Accurately assess, attempt to restore and maintain the wellbeing of ill and/or injured pediatric or neonatal patients during intrafacility or interfacility ALS or CCT transport.
- Obtain and maintain competency in advanced scope of practice skills including intubation, umbilical line placement, intraosseous insertion, needle thoracentesis, and resuscitation under direction of Transport Medical Director, Transport Clinical Director, and Transport Clinical Manager.
Requirements
- Minimum three (3