RN Inpatient - Pediatrics

Sanford Health•Marshfield, WI

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) uses the nursing process—including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes and planning, implementation, and evaluation—to provide individualized nursing care to patients. The role is based in a specialized pediatric care environment at Marshfield Children’s Hospital, described as central and northern Wisconsin’s only dedicated pediatric hospital and one of four in the state. The RN collaborates with interprofessional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care. The RN applies nursing expertise and age- and population-specific standards, supports patients through preventive care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up, and coordinates care through assessment, education, triage, and other nursing interventions. Practice must comply with the Nurse Practice Act and applicable administrative rules, as well as the professional standards and ethics described by the American Nurses Association.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
Hold an unencumbered RN license with the State Board of Nursing where nursing practice occurs, or possess multistate licensure if practicing in a Nurse Licensure Compact state.
Obtain and maintain required department-specific competencies and certifications.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process to provide individualized nursing care to patients.
Collaborate with interprofessional colleagues, including physicians, to plan, implement, and evaluate care.
Practice within the full scope of nursing expertise and use age- and population-specific standards for the assigned clinical setting.
Care for patients across preventive care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
Plan and coordinate care, assess patients, provide patient education, perform triage, and deliver other nursing interventions.
Practice in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act and administrative rules in the state of practice and licensure.