8 North - Pediatric General Care - Registered Nurse 1 or 2, Inpt

University of Rochester•City of Rochester, NY

78d•$38 - $42•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time position for a Registered Nurse on the 8 North unit, which specializes in caring for a variety of pediatric patients. Nurses on this unit have specialized competencies to care for children with neurologic and cardiac disorders, burns, and is the preferred unit for Pediatric Complex Care. The role involves providing direct patient care, contributing to unit activities, and supporting the enhancement of the care delivery system. Nurses will obtain telemetry and PALS certification within one year. The position requires strong communication, organizational, and critical thinking skills, and nurses function collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive and holistic care, with a commitment to patient and family-centered care. Pediatric and/or acute care experience is preferred.

Requirements

Requires a Diploma, Associate or Bachelor's degree from an accredited Nursing Program.
Active New York State RN license in good standing.
Less than 6-12 months of RN experience (Level I).
A minimum of 6-12 months of RN experience (Level II).
Strong communication skills.
Strong organizational skills.
Strong critical thinking skills.

Nice To Haves

Pediatric and/or acute care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Functions as a new graduate nurse with less than one year of experience.
Under the direction of the Nurse Manager, continues to build competency in the provision of direct patient care.
Contributes to unit activities and supports enhancement of the care delivery system at the unit level.
Supports peers in the delivery of patient care services.
Obtain telemetry and PALS certification within one year.
Function collaboratively with members of the multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive and holistic care.
Commitment to patient and family centered care.
Assumes the charge nurse role (Level II), actively participates in unit/service activities, supports co-workers, and assesses unit needs (Level II).