Registered Nurse (RN) - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) - St. Mary's Hospital

Bon Secours Health System•Richmond, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a faith-based and patient-focused organization, Bon Secours exists to enhance the health and well-being of all people in mind, body and spirit through exceptional patient care. Success in this goal requires a culture of compassion, collaboration, excellence and respect. Bon Secours seeks people that are committed to our values of compassion, human dignity, integrity, service and stewardship to create an environment where associates want to work and help communities thrive. The Pediatric Registered Nurse (RN) position is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients by utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status, determining the priority of the patient’s problems and needs, implementing clinical nursing interventions to acute, critical patients that require intensive medical care, developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes, and ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment.

Requirements

Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
BLS Basic Life Support (must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care)
PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (required within 6 months of hire based on departmental requirements)
One (1) year of professional experience practicing as a Registered Nurse (RN)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred, not required)
PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (preferred at hire)
Recent Medical/Surgical, NICU, Pediatric, OB, ED or critical care experience (preferred, not required)
EPIC Electronic Health Record training (preferred, not required)

Responsibilities

Utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status
Determining the priority of the patient’s problems and needs
Implementing clinical nursing interventions to acute, critical patients that require intensive medical care
Developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes
Ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment
In collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team, conducts initial and ongoing patient assessment, and safely demonstrates basic knowledge of the contemporary nursing practice
Provides episodic (outpatient) and inpatient (at designated units) pediatric nursing care where applicable
Applies knowledge of contemporary Pediatric nursing practice and future innovations
Utilizes nursing practice to the care of pediatric patients that require nursing assessment and interdisciplinary team interventions
Evaluates, updates and revises plan of care to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes
Administer medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and the organization’s policies and procedures
Other duties as assigned