$ REGISTERED NURSE PEDIATRICS - Med/Surg - Full Time - Days

Sierra View Medical•Porterville, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position serves all patient populations, including geriatric, adult, adolescent, pediatric, and newborn. The nurse provides nursing care to infants, children, and adolescents (from one day to 13 years of age) and adults requiring nursing assessment and intervention in an outpatient or observation status to stabilize an illness or injury. Under the general direction of the Medical Surgical Leadership and Charge Nurse, the Pediatric Registered Nurse (R.N.) independently provides holistic, individualized care using the nursing process for patients routinely seen on the unit. The role demonstrates an advanced level of clinical competency, nursing judgment, teaching skills, and a commitment to improving the quality of patient care. The R.N. independently performs general and unit-specific clinical skills and contributes positively to the Sierra View Medical Center Department of Patient Care Services and the nursing profession. The position is responsible for assessment, treatment, or care appropriate to the ages of the patients served, demonstrating the ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of patient needs and possessing knowledge of growth and development. The nurse must be able to work scheduled hours, including holidays, call-backs, weeknights, weekends, and on-call, and participate in emergencies and community disasters. The employee has an affirmative duty to report perceived misconduct and must work well under pressure, meet deadlines, and demonstrate cooperative behavior.

Requirements

Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of California.
Current BLS certification or obtain within orientation process, prior to hands-on patient care.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence if required.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages if required.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Nice To Haves

Must have and maintain PALS provider cards or obtain within six (6) months of assignment.
Must have and maintain ACLS certifications or obtain within six (6) months of assignment.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the assessment, treatment and/or care appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
Utilizes holistic assessment skills, recognizing subtle, covert or abnormal signs and symptoms.
Identifies nursing diagnosis and interdependent nursing problems and selects applicable nursing care standards to guide patient care.
Ensures that the Care Plan is specific and unique to the individual patient utilizing Interdependent Nursing Standards and the discharge needs of complex/multi-system patients.
Safely performs nursing care including safe administration of medication, troubleshoots equipment and demonstrates skill in clinical problem solving according to established clinical policy, procedure and standards.
Ensures that the nursing care provided is consistent with the established Nursing Plan of Care, the Medical Plan of Care and the ages of the patients served.
Evaluates the effectiveness of the Plan of Care and communicates through exchange report; makes recommendations for future care.
Communicates evaluation of, or changes in, patient status providing supportive data to the physician or health care team as appropriate.
Demonstrates adherence to the Joint Commission "National Patient Safety Goals for Hospitals".
Documentation reflects compliance with established Hospital policies and procedures.
Demonstrates knowledge of role by adherence to NPSGs as it relates to area of practice.
Demonstrates an understanding of the use, actions and interactions of drugs used in combination for patients with multi-system problems.
Demonstrates proper Infection Prevention skills to include Standardized Protocols or procedures related to central lines and indwelling Foley catheters.
Reports quality or Risk Management issues through appropriate lines of authority.
Maintains current knowledge of health care trends that affect the clinical practice of Nursing on the unit.
Provides evidence of adherence to all nine (9) ANA Code of Ethics for the Nursing profession.
Be in attendance on site and arrive to work on time.