Experienced Registered Nurse, Pediatric ICU, Holtz Children's Hospital, FT, Nights

Jackson Health•Miami, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Staff Nurse (CSN) serves as a champion of quality patient care and a professional caregiver, using critical thinking and scientific judgment to anticipate and plan care. The CSN provides competent nursing care and consistently applies the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, identification of outcomes, planning, implementation, care coordination, teaching and health promotion, and evaluation. The role upholds professional standards in ethics, cultural diversity, communication, collaboration, evidence-based practice, nursing research, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health. Within the JHS CARE Model, the CSN is accountable for planning, implementing, evaluating, and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients. The nurse must possess the clinical knowledge and skills required for the specific clinical area. This full-time, night-shift position is in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Holtz Children's Hospital in Miami, Florida. The hospital provides specialized pediatric services and works with the University of Miami Health System and Miami Transplant Institute. The position generally requires 1 to 3 years of related experience. An associate's degree in nursing and a valid Florida RN license are required; a BSN is preferred. Unit-specific credentials include AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) with at least six months of validity and AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).

Requirements

Generally 1 to 3 years of related experience.
Associate's degree in Nursing is required.
Valid Florida RN license is required.
AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) with at least six months of validity is required for the unit.
AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is required for the unit.
Must meet and maintain current unit-specific and organizational skills, competencies, certifications, and licensures required by regulation or nursing standards of practice.
For employees performing Point of Care testing in the PICU and other listed units, the educational degree must be verified at hire; the minimum degree to be verified is an associate's degree.

Nice To Haves

BSN degree is preferred.
Additional applicable life support certification for Healthcare Providers may be required at the unit level upon hire, with at least six months of validity and maintenance at Jackson Health System for the duration of employment.

Responsibilities

Implements and coordinates care in collaboration with physicians, other providers, and healthcare staff, using the nursing process to apply nursing knowledge.
Documents pertinent information about nursing care, care plans, and observations.
Accounts for narcotics and emergency equipment on each tour of duty.
Maintains working knowledge of facility infection-control procedures.
Recognizes, questions, and reports significant patient findings or inconsistencies in medical or nursing orders and treatment regimens; collaborates and seeks corrective action.
Selects, individualizes, updates, and follows clinical procedures, protocols, standards, pathways, plans of care, narcotics policies, and discharge and teaching plans.
Completes and submits patient and unit charges.
Recognizes and prioritizes unit needs and problems and implements corrective action independently.
Assumes the charge nurse role when assigned, supervises designated personnel, and takes action as needed.
Uses logic and reasoning to assess alternative solutions, conclusions, and approaches to problems.
Provides functional direction and assistance to LPNs, CNAs, or MAs and completes new staff orientation as assigned.
Makes timely rounds to ensure continuity of care.
Maintains HIPAA compliance and follows unit-specific policies, procedures, and competency checklist requirements.
Uses job- and unit-specific equipment as required.
Demonstrates service excellence and CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Expertise.
Performs other related job duties as assigned.