Lauve's Pediatric Day Center - RN (Full Time) - Lubbock

Viva Pediatrics•Lubbock, TX

20h•Onsite

About The Position

We are a Pediatric Day Center for medically fragile special needs children. We provide daily nursing care (M-F, 7:30am-5:00pm) in our facility for children ages birth thru 21 years of age who qualify for skilled nursing services. A Registered Nurse providing services on behalf of a center will have at least the following qualifications and experience: a valid RN license under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 301, with no disciplinary action valid certifications in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation and Basic First Aid; and one year of pediatric specialty experience with emphasis on medically and technologically dependent minors, obtained within the previous five years A Registered Nurse providing services on behalf of a center will be responsible for the following: maintaining compliance with the standards of nursing practice and delegation; developing a minor's plan of care; providing nursing interventions that includes parental training, information, and education to increase a parent's confidence and competence in caring for a minor; coordinating services with other service providers; monitoring the ongoing physical and developmental growth of a minor; having knowledge of access to available community resources; participating on the IDT and in the IDT meetings regarding a minor's plan of care and progress; administering medication, intravenous infusions, parenteral feeding, and other specialized treatments; monitoring and documenting the effect of medications, therapies, and progress in accordance with accepted standards of professional practice; communicating findings to a minor's prescribing physician and the center's nursing director; and supervising the center’s direct care staff independently, and for three months after completion of the competency evaluation.

Requirements

valid RN license under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 301, with no disciplinary action
valid certifications in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation and Basic First Aid
one year of pediatric specialty experience with emphasis on medically and technologically dependent minors, obtained within the previous five years

Responsibilities

maintaining compliance with the standards of nursing practice and delegation
developing a minor's plan of care
providing nursing interventions that includes parental training, information, and education to increase a parent's confidence and competence in caring for a minor
coordinating services with other service providers
monitoring the ongoing physical and developmental growth of a minor
having knowledge of access to available community resources
participating on the IDT and in the IDT meetings regarding a minor's plan of care and progress
administering medication, intravenous infusions, parenteral feeding, and other specialized treatments
monitoring and documenting the effect of medications, therapies, and progress in accordance with accepted standards of professional practice
communicating findings to a minor's prescribing physician and the center's nursing director
supervising the center’s direct care staff independently, and for three months after completion of the competency evaluation