Registered Nurse (RN) I - Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)

Children's National Hospital

2d • $36 - $37 • Onsite

About The Position

Children’s National Hospital is the region’s leading provider of critical care for seriously ill and injured infants and children. We offer the only Level IV Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and specialized Cardiac ICU (CICU) in the greater Washington, DC area. In our state-of-the-art CICU, our team of pediatric heart specialists is dedicated to saving and improving the lives of our most vulnerable patients. The Cardiac ICU provides subspecialty care for critically ill patients with congenital, acquired cardiovascular or related diseases. The 26-bed unit integrates the latest technology in a family friendly environment. The multidisciplinary team is dedicated to improving outcomes for children through innovation and research. The CICU staff includes an integrated cardiac team with all sub-specialists readily available and accessible. The unit-based staff includes a dedicated pharmacist, respiratory therapist, social worker, nurses, as well as physicians from the divisions of anesthesiology, critical care medicine, cardiology and cardiac surgery. Children’s CICU is home to an Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) center of excellence for ECMO services in children. The CICU also has VAD (Ventricular Assist Device) and heart transplant programs. The Telehealth Command Center in our CICU uses cutting-edge technology to keep continuous watch over the most fragile patients. It offers collaborative communication to help monitor, predict and prevent major events such as cardiac arrest.

A Registered Nurse in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at Children’s National Hospital provides highly specialized care for critically ill infants and children with congenital, acquired, and complex cardiovascular conditions. Working within the region’s only Level IV Pediatric ICU and specialized CICU, nurses monitor and manage patients requiring advanced therapies such as ECMO, ventricular assist devices (VADs), and heart transplantation support. They collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team of physicians, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, and social workers to deliver family-centered care, utilize advanced monitoring technology, respond to emergent changes in patient condition, and support innovative treatments that improve outcomes for some of the hospital’s most medically fragile patients. All nursing practice is based on the legal scope of practice, national and specialty nursing standards, Children's National Policies and Procedures, and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Professional Model of Care requires registered professional nurses to be responsible and accountable for their own practice. Children's National supports the development of RN relationships within the community; specifically those relationships associated with the health and well being of the community at large.

Requirements

• BSN Graduated from an approved school of nursing.
• 1 year RN experience
• The licensed Registered Nurse will successfully complete the hospital and nursing orientation at Children’s National.
• Registered Nurse in District of Columbia
• Registered Nurse licensed in the District of Columbia, Maryland or Virginia dependent upon location of practice.
• Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Nice To Haves

• BSN Graduated from an approved school of nursing. (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Provides highly specialized care for critically ill infants and children with congenital, acquired, and complex cardiovascular conditions.
• Monitors and manages patients requiring advanced therapies such as ECMO, ventricular assist devices (VADs), and heart transplantation support.
• Collaborates closely with a multidisciplinary team of physicians, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, and social workers to deliver family-centered care.
• Utilizes advanced monitoring technology.
• Responds to emergent changes in patient condition.
• Supports innovative treatments that improve outcomes for medically fragile patients.
• Keeps knowledge base current with new information or changes in specialty area.
• Contributes to Magnet re-designation as evidenced by independent updating of professional profile and initiation of council involvement, committees, task forces and/or community outreach.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills by problem solving appropriately during patient care.
• Communicates to reflect development of plan of care and ability to advocate to meet patients’ needs.
• Independently initiates escalation of issues utilizing chain of command.
• Demonstrates proper use of the currently identified hand off processes.
• Demonstrates a collegial and respectful relationship with ancillary staff.
• Participates in implementing change and supports management decisions.
• Role models behavior that reflects empathy, concern and a desire to help others.
• Independently maintains regulatory requirements e.g. license, BLS.
• Plans for attendance at mandatory education and professional activities to enhance nursing practice.
• Demonstrates professional review of peers through timely participation in evaluations.
• Seeks out opportunities to participate in enhancing departmental goals by ensuring adherence to national safety standards and service excellence standards; supports advancement of education and certification as well.
• Collaborates with members of the healthcare team and role models professional behavior and teamwork with coworkers.
• Utilizes resources as needed and knows when to escalate to next level.
• Utilizes assessment data gathered from patient and family to ensure completion of data base and plan of care within identified timeframes.
• Demonstrates clinical skills with complex patients that reflect analysis of patient status and appropriate interventions.
• Role models skill in prioritization and organization for complex patients with rapidly changing needs.
• Documentation exemplifies adherence to the highest standards of practice.
• Anticipates and proactively plans for educational needs verified with patient and family throughout the hospital/outpatient stay and prior to discharge.
• Role models organizational skills, adjusts for changes and is able to complete assignment on time.
• Demonstrates caring in all encounters with patient and family as evidenced by feedback from parents and an increase in patient satisfaction scores.
• Speaks up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance.
• Continuously validates and verifies information needed for decision making or documentation.
• Stops in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation.
• Demonstrates accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication.
• Actively promotes safety for patients, families, visitors and coworkers.
• Attends carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance.
• Identifies ways to improve operations through quality improvement and assists in implementation of solutions.
• Identifies self learning needs and takes initiative to meet those needs.
• Ensures care is based on evidence with the literature and benchmarking.
• Partners in the mission and upholds the core principles of the organization.
• Committed to diversity and recognizes value of cultural ethnic differences.
• Demonstrates personal and professional integrity.
• Maintains confidentiality at all times.
• Anticipates and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met.
• Demonstrates collaborative and respectful behavior.
• Partners with all team members to achieve goals.
• Is receptive to others’ ideas and opinions.
• Contributes to a positive work environment.
• Demonstrates flexibility and willingness to change.
• Identifies opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes.
• Makes appropriate decisions, using sound judgment.
• Uses resources efficiently.
• Searches for less costly ways of doing things.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.
• Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.
• Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.
• Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level