Travel Registered Nurse (RN), Pediatrics - FlexStaff
About The Position
The Travel Registered Nurse provides age-specific care to a designated group of pediatric patients using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse collaborates with physicians and other health team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments, and uses clinical judgment and leadership skills to coordinate patient care and direct or delegate activities of the patient care unit team. The role includes assessing patients’ physiologic and psychosocial health, identifying outcomes and individualized goals, establishing and documenting plans of care, implementing and evaluating treatment, administering medications, and educating patients and families. The nurse also supports safe patient care, discharge planning, referrals, and collaboration with other care team members. The posting requires current inpatient pediatric RN experience and states that candidates must live at least 60 miles from the facility to qualify for the travel rate.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
- Associate’s Degree in Nursing required.
- Minimum 1–2 years of professional nursing experience in the related specialty.
- At least 2 years of current inpatient pediatric RN experience.
- Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State and/or Connecticut.
- BLS certification required.
- PALS certification required.
- Must live 60 or more miles from the facility to qualify for the travel rate.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
- Neurology experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ physiologic health, including gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and neurological status; mobility, sensory deficits, prosthesis use, skin condition, and pain; and document findings and the plan of care.
- Assess patients’ psychosocial health, including care expectations, coping mechanisms, comprehension, and cultural or ethnic requirements; document psychological status and relevant support or counseling needs.
- Identify actual and potential patient problems, determine teaching needs, establish outcome criteria, and develop individualized patient goals.
- Formulate and document plans of care, prioritize care activities, coordinate the cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medications, and collaborate with physicians and other health team members.
- Implement plans of care, maintain patient safety, reassess patients, revise plans as needed, administer treatments, use patient-care equipment, document care and responses, respond to emergencies, support patients and families, and provide discharge instructions.
- Evaluate care effectiveness and patient outcomes, conduct variance analysis for performance improvement, and design, implement, and evaluate systems to improve unit care.
- Collaborate with physicians and other care team members to plan and carry out treatment regimens; assist with procedures, communicate changes in patient condition, and delegate and follow up on assignments to care team associates.
- Perform grade I–IV decubitus care, preventive skin care, simple dressings using aseptic technique, warm and cold compresses, irrigations, and other skin-care procedures as necessary.
- Administer and document medications safely, including IV push medications and IV drips, and educate patients and significant others about medication and food interactions.
- Participate in patient and family education, communicate relevant assessment information to care team members and appropriate agencies, use available teaching resources, support discharge planning and referrals, and evaluate and document teaching effectiveness.
- Perform related duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
