Registered Nurse (RN) — Pediatrics & Adult Med Surg — St. Rita's Medical Center

Bon Secours Mercy Health•Lima, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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, and implementing clinical nursing interventions to acute, critical patients that require intensive medical care. This role involves developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes and ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment. In collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team, the RN conducts initial and ongoing patient assessments, safely demonstrates basic knowledge of contemporary nursing practice, and provides episodic (outpatient) and inpatient (at designated units) pediatric nursing care where applicable. The nurse applies knowledge of contemporary Pediatric nursing practice and future innovations, utilizes nursing practice for the care of pediatric patients requiring nursing assessment and interdisciplinary team interventions, and evaluates, updates, and revises the plan of care to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes. Medications are administered safely and consistently with the State of Practice and organizational policies. This position will see overflow adult med surg patients on the pediatric unit. New grad RNs are welcome to apply within 6 months of graduation.

Requirements

Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
One (1) year of professional experience practicing as a Registered Nurse (RN)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred, not required)
BLS Basic Life Support or PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (preferred at hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care, PALS required within 6 months of hire based on departmental requirements)
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