Nurse Pediatric Intensive Care
About The Position
Join Siena Hospital, a part of Dignity Health Nevada and CommonSpirit Health, where you will become an integral part of a healthcare system dedicated to compassionate, high-quality care. Siena Hospital is a modern, 326-bed acute care hospital serving the Henderson and Las Vegas communities. As a member of CommonSpirit Health, a national leader with over 2,200 care sites across 24 states, you will have opportunities for professional growth and to make a significant impact. This role is for a Nurse in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), focused on providing expert, compassionate, and life-saving care to critically ill pediatric patients and their families. The position requires advanced critical thinking, application of the nursing process, management of complex medication regimens, meticulous documentation, and open communication within a multidisciplinary team. Success in this role depends on exceptional critical thinking, clinical expertise in pediatric intensive care, and a commitment to ethical, evidence-based practice.
Requirements
- One (1) year acute pediatric intensive care experience or successful completion of applicable clinical and didactic SRDH specialty training course(s) or program
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Registered Nurse: NV
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
- American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN)
- Quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire is required.
Nice To Haves
- Two (2) years PICU acute care experience.
- Bachelors Of Nursing
Responsibilities
- Completes initial patient assessment and reassessments as indicated by patient condition, and assures practices comply with human resources, policies/procedures, and professional standards.
- Demonstrates critical thinking by implementing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation) and using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems, and assures practices comply with human resources, policies/procedures, and professional standards.
- Has the physical ability to safely and effectively care for patient population assigned and assures practices comply with human resources, policies/procedures, and professional standards.
- Manages medication administration and intravenous (IV) access according to physician's orders and assures practices comply with human resources, policies/procedures, and professional standards.
- Has communication abilities sufficient to promote patient and family centered care by interacting with patients, families, and care-delivery team in verbal and written form and assures practices comply with human resources, policies/procedures, and professional standards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
