RN - Inpatient, Pediatric Float

University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority•Madison, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the nationally known American Family Children’s Hospital as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Inpatient Pediatric Float Pool. This role involves floating across multiple departments within the hospital to cover various staffing needs. You will provide care to highly complex, critically ill pediatric patients in areas such as Neonatal ICU, Pediatric ICU, Pediatric Intermediate/Complex Care Unit, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, and Pediatric General Medical/Surgical. The position offers opportunities to care for neonates, infants, children, adolescents, and their families facing complex medical diagnoses. You will deliver high-quality, evidence-based care, utilizing critical thinking, advanced life support therapies, and patient/family-centered nursing care. Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams is key, requiring strong interpersonal communication and delegation skills. This role also provides opportunities to mentor new nurses, work with nursing students, and participate in quality improvement and Shared Governance initiatives.

Requirements

Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of WI or holds a license issued by a jurisdiction that has adopted the nurse licensure compact.
Current CPR/BLS Certification.
Minimum –Six (6) months nursing experience or current participant in UW Health’s Nurse Residency Program with successful completion of the Nurse Residency Orientation on unit/similar unit.
PALS within 12 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Preferred – Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Preferred – Relevant RN Experience.
Preferred – Relevant Certification.

Responsibilities

Float across multiple departments within the American Family Children's Hospital to cover sick leaves, unit acuity changes and leave of absences.
Care for highly complex, critically ill pediatric patients in the following areas: Neonatal ICU, Pediatric ICU, Pediatric Intermediate/Complex Care Unit, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Pediatric General Medical/Surgical.
Provide care to neonates, infants, children, adolescents and families, coping with complex medical diagnosis and disease processes.
Provide high-quality, evidence-based care utilizing critical thinking skills to evaluate and assess patients, recognize and escalate complications, and safely administer appropriate nursing interventions and advanced life support therapies while demonstrating a commitment to patient and family centered nursing care.
Partner with dynamic multidisciplinary teams of nurses, nursing assistants, coordinated care roles, therapists, advanced practice providers, medical teams, and more, honing interpersonal communication skills and effectively delegating tasks as necessary.
Serve as a mentor and role model with opportunities to orient nurses who are new to the Pediatric Float Pool and work with nursing students, as well as have the opportunity to be involved in strategic planning efforts, quality improvement, and Shared Governance.