Pediatric Nurse Limited Term Surgical Medical PICU

Children's Wisconsin•Milwaukee, WI

About The Position

Children’s Wisconsin is hiring a registered nurse for a limited-term role in its Surgical Medical PICU. The position lasts 20 weeks at full-time hours and offers a premium hourly rate plus shift differentials. The nurse must be available to work any shift. This position does not include benefits and is not eligible for bonus pay. Applicants must have at least one year of experience in the Children’s Wisconsin PICU within the past two years. The nurse partners with the care management team to coordinate and manage care for pediatric patients and their families across the continuum of care. The role includes assessing patients, integrating the medical plan of care, delegating appropriate activities, and working within professional and hospital standards. The nurse also supports discharge planning, patient and family education, and collaboration with caregivers, physicians, and other disciplines.

Requirements

At least one year of experience in the Children’s Wisconsin PICU within the last two years.
Associate’s degree.
Wisconsin Registered Nurse license.
Current BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or National Safety Council.
Current PALS-Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or National Safety Council.
Knowledge of neonatal, pediatric, and adolescent growth and development and child and family responses to fear, illness, injury, and hospitalization.
Analytical skills to assess complex patient conditions and develop comprehensive plans of care; ability to synthesize information to help resolve complex human responses.
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 ability to read, process, and interpret clinical data.
Ability to rotate shifts and/or work flexible hours to meet patient care needs; must be available to work any shift.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Apply growth and development principles when gathering assessment data, communicate appropriately with children and families, recognize physical, psychosocial, and cognitive cues, make 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 others to implement care management plans, delegate appropriate patient care activities, assess progress toward nursing outcomes, record variances, and communicate when outcomes are not met.
Assess patient and family discharge needs, individualize discharge plans, coordinate resources for timely discharge, and complete discharge teaching.
Apply learning principles, use available teaching resources, carry out teaching plans, evaluate teaching effectiveness, and complete assigned teaching.
Communicate patient nursing needs and progress toward outcomes to caregivers and physicians; coordinate care with other disciplines; and serve as a resource and advocate for patients and families.
Provide care appropriate to the patient population and applicable policies and procedures.