Pediatric Nurse

Wildwood Pediatrics•Essex, CT

42d•Onsite

About The Position

Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse with a compassionate, friendly, professional demeanor. Must be customer focused and possess excellent skills to manage and execute a good workflow all while enjoying working with kids of all ages.

Requirements

Must have a current CT RN/LPN License.
Current CPR Certified
Must be customer focused and possess excellent skills to manage and execute a good workflow.
Must love working with kids of all ages

Responsibilities

Floor Nursing: In charge of efficient patient flow for provider, assess emergency patients on arrival and perform appropriate nursing interventions, legally document all patient information on encounter form and in chart, be knowledgeable about all aspects of vaccines: appropriates ages for vaccines, Contra-indications, Interacting with the child and parents, including safe restraint of the child, Correct and safe vaccine administration, administer medications including nebulizer treatments and oxygen, assist in completing patient forms, refills, and prior authorizations for medications.
Phone Nursing: Triage all emergency calls, Collect information for patient care, pull lab results off printer, do pre-certifications, prior authorizations, and referrals, refill patient medications.
Special Nursing: See patients for skilled nursing tasks: Administer vaccines, Hemogloblin checks, Allergy shots, PFT's, PPD's, Weight checks, BP checks, High cholesterol counseling, Pb tests, Rapid flu & streps, Specialty injections, Newborn screenings, Genesight tests.
Must be able to document interactions and other clinical activities accurately and in a timely manner in the electronic health record (EHR).