Registered Nurse (RN), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
About The Position
The PICU at James and Connie Maynard Hospital is a 12-bed intensive care unit. The staffing ratio is ideally 1:1, or 1:2 depending on the acuity of the patients. Our patient population consists of actual or threatened respiratory failure, severe or unstable cardiovascular disease, neurologic disorders, severe metabolic disturbances, sepsis/poisonings, critically injured pediatric trauma victims, hematologic or oncologic disease with actual life-threatening complications and patients needing ECMO or CRRT. Responsible to provide care in accordance with the North Carolina Board of Nursing-Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association Standards of Practice and other standards established by profession/professional groups, regulating bodies/agents. Nursing care will be delivered in accordance with ECU Health and entity specific nursing policies, procedures and professional standards of care/practice. Responsible for the provision and coordination of nursing care to include the collection and analysis of assessment data, identification of expected outcomes and development of plan of care in collaboration with the patient/family and other interdisciplinary team members. Identifies interventions to attain expected outcomes, implements the interventions identified in the plan of care, evaluates the progress of the patient/family toward attainment of outcomes, and documents the process. This care includes sensitivity to age specific and unique needs of the patient/family. Promotes and evaluates the effective functioning of the health care team. Collaborates with health care team members to meet the identified needs of the patient/family throughout the episode of care. Delegates tasks and activities as appropriate and governed by NC Nurse Practice Act.
Requirements
- 1+ years experience required
- Current North Carolina Registered Nurse license or licensure to practice in a participating Nurse Licensure Compact state
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support is required
Nice To Haves
- Pediatrics experience
- ICU experience
- Emergency Room experience
Responsibilities
- Provision and coordination of nursing care
- Collection and analysis of assessment data
- Identification of expected outcomes
- Development of plan of care in collaboration with the patient/family and other interdisciplinary team members
- Identification of interventions to attain expected outcomes
- Implementation of interventions identified in the plan of care
- Evaluation of patient/family progress toward attainment of outcomes
- Documentation of the nursing care process
- Sensitivity to age-specific and unique needs of the patient/family
- Promotion and evaluation of the effective functioning of the health care team
- Collaboration with health care team members to meet patient/family needs
- Delegation of tasks and activities as appropriate and governed by NC Nurse Practice Act
Benefits
- $30K Commitment Bonus
- ECU Health Employee Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
