RN - Specialty II - Ped Emergency Room - Full Time - Nights - $10K Sign on Bonus - MHM

Memorial Healthcare•Miramar, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides direct patient care in a specialty unit in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and the organization’s policies, values, and mission. This role is in the Pediatric Emergency Room in Miramar, Florida, and works nights. The position requires one year of nursing experience, critical-thinking and communication skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a stressful environment and take appropriate action. The nurse collaborates across disciplines to coordinate care, including disposition, referrals, and spiritual or psychosocial support. The nurse plans, implements, and evaluates care based on patient assessments, monitors and documents patient conditions, communicates changes as appropriate, and educates patients and families in a manner suited to their age, culture, condition, and circumstances. The nurse also delegates care to ancillary personnel and may precept student nurses and new hires.

Requirements

One year of nursing experience.
Completion of an accredited nursing program.
Current Registered Nurse license issued by Florida or a compact multistate RN license.
Required BLS credential from an accepted provider, including American Heart Association, Red Cross, or an applicable grace-period credential.
PALS is required for pediatric areas; an RN from a non-pediatric background has 30 days from hire to obtain it.
Ability to use critical thinking and effective communication, exercise decisive judgment, work with minimal supervision, and take appropriate action in a stressful environment.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is required for emergency department areas.

Responsibilities

Collaborate across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including disposition, referrals, and spiritual or psychosocial support needs.
Delegate patient care effectively to ancillary personnel.
Plan, implement, and evaluate patient care based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources.
Monitor, document, and communicate patient condition as appropriate.
Assess patient and family learning needs and provide education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
May precept student nurses and new hires.