Pediatric Nurse NICU - Weekends - Neenah

Children's Wisconsin•Neenah, WI

About The Position

The Pediatric Nurse performs as a partner in the care management team and coordinates and manages care for pediatric patients and their families across a continuum of care. The nurse delegates patient care activities as appropriate and works within professional and hospital standards. In the NICU role, the nurse provides care appropriate to the patient population and applicable policies and procedures. Responsibilities include assessing patients using principles of growth and development, communicating effectively with children and families, making independent nursing decisions, and integrating the medical plan of care. The nurse collaborates with physicians and other disciplines, monitors patient outcomes, plans and coordinates discharge, provides and evaluates teaching, supports colleagues and families, applies current research, participates in improvement and education activities, and supports community education efforts and the hospital’s mission.

Requirements

Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN) required.
At least 2 years of nursing experience required.
BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or National Safety Council required.
Registered Nurse license in Wisconsin, or an accepted RN compact-state license listed in the posting (Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, or Georgia).
Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) certification or Neonatal Resuscitation Provider Instructor (NRPI) certification, from the American Academy of Pediatrics/American Heart Association, required within 1 year.
Knowledge of neonatal, pediatric, and adolescent growth and development and child/family responses to fear, illness, injury, and hospitalization.
Analytical ability to assess complex patient conditions and develop comprehensive plans of care.
Interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with interdisciplinary health team members and consumers.
Ability to delegate patient care activities effectively to unlicensed staff when appropriate.
Ability to represent the organization professionally and promote a positive image of its services.
Mental and sensory abilities to read, process, and interpret clinical data.
Ability to rotate shifts and/or work flexible hours to meet patient care needs.
Ability to coordinate and deliver complex care using a multidisciplinary approach.
Ability to operate, troubleshoot, and interpret a wide variety of patient care equipment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Previous pediatric and/or medical-surgical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess pediatric patients using growth and development principles and recognize physical, psychosocial, and cognitive cues.
Communicate appropriately with children and families, including families experiencing stress.
Make independent nursing decisions and integrate the medical plan of care.
Perform point-of-care testing and blood collections according to established policies.
Collaborate with physicians and other care team members to implement care management plans.
Delegate patient care activities appropriately and assess progress toward nursing outcomes.
Record variances and communicate with the care team when outcomes are not met.
Assess patient and family discharge needs, individualize discharge plans, coordinate resources, and complete discharge teaching.
Carry out teaching plans, use available resources, evaluate teaching effectiveness, and ensure teaching is completed.
Communicate patient care needs and progress to caregivers and physicians, coordinate multidisciplinary care, and serve as a resource and advocate.
May participate in needs assessments for program development.
Set professional growth goals and participate in continuing education, quality assurance, and personal and unit improvement activities.
Apply current research findings in practice and participate in data collection.
Support community education efforts.
Support the hospital’s mission, strategic objectives, teamwork, and the image of pediatric nursing; identify opportunities for improvement.