RN II

Arkansas Children's Hospital • Springdale, AR

5d

About The Position

The RN II provides a competent level of nursing practice and autonomously delivers safe, effective, patient- and family-centered care. The nurse uses knowledge, skill, and experience to analyze information, think critically, plan and prioritize care, make clinical judgments, and manage routine and unexpected clinical situations. Care addresses patients’ and families’ physical, psychosocial, and educational needs and is provided in accordance with policies, professional standards, and applicable nursing practice requirements.

This is a full-time Primary Care Clinic position scheduled for four 10-hour days, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with no weekends or holidays. Arkansas Children’s is a tobacco-free workplace, and flu vaccination is required. The position is designated safety-sensitive and cannot be filled by a candidate who currently uses medical marijuana.

Requirements

• Associate's degree or equivalent from a two-year college program or technical school, or a nursing diploma.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license in Arkansas or a compact state.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Nursing experience (1 year).
• For internal employees: demonstrated performance at 100% of the previous level and a score within documented RN II/III levels via the ACHieve career ladder.
• Certification specific to the patient population.

Responsibilities

• Provide complete, patient- and family-centered care that addresses physical, psychosocial, and educational needs.
• Deliver safe and effective nursing care consistent with policies and procedures, professional practice standards, and state nursing practice requirements; demonstrate competent technical and procedural nursing skills.
• Communicate and collaborate through clinical documentation, hand-offs, rounds, and team meetings to support continuity of care and patient outcomes.
• Assess patients and provide developmentally appropriate and culturally sensitive care, incorporating appropriate diversional, play, or recreational activities.
• Analyze patient and family information, identify problems and outcomes, evaluate patterns and variations, and recognize implications for care.
• Develop, maintain, and apply plans of care with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team; promptly respond to changes in patient condition.
• Assess patient and family learning needs, develop education plans, document education activities, and facilitate interdisciplinary teaching.
• Find and apply available evidence to guide nursing practice, incorporating patient and family preferences and values and the team's clinical expertise.
• Evaluate own performance, identify professional development needs, and provide input for peer evaluations.
• Participate in interdisciplinary shared decision-making activities.
• Contribute to improvement of patient care, nursing practice, and the work environment, including providing feedback and evaluating and implementing equipment, products, and technology.
• Advocate for patients, families, and the Arkansas Children’s team to support the quality of care.
• Participate in councils, committees, taskforces, hospital initiatives, onboarding, recruitment, retention, and community health and wellness activities.
• Mentor, coach, and teach healthcare professionals and students.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree