RN - Pediatrics / PICU

Job Highlights

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Responsibilities

• Performs all responsibilities and duties required by the unit specific to the scope of service.
• Implements procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice.
• Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care.
• Completes initial assessment upon patient admission and develops appropriate plan of care.
• Implements plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures.
• Modifies plan of care based upon continuous evaluation.
• Takes responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents.
• Communicates with others to resolve issues and offers constructive feedback for professional development.
• Identifies own learning needs and initiates solutions.
• Works collaboratively with Pediatric Intensivists and Pediatric Hospitalists in the care of Pediatric ICU/ Pediatric Advanced Care patients and Pediatric Med/Surg patients.
• Monitors intake and output of all pediatric patients.
• Changes dressings, inserts catheters, starts IVs.
• Administers medications using proper bar code scanning.
• Notifies appropriate provider with high alert lab results.
• Serves as a mandated reporter for all suspected abuse/neglect cases.
• Ensures excellent communication with patients, families through meaningful hourly rounding, bedside report, and whiteboard updates.
• Collaborates with members of multidisciplinary team to ensure quality outcomes.

About CARLE

Carle Health is a healthcare organization operating in Illinois, offering a wide range of services including clinical care, health insurance, research, and academics. They have a team of nearly 16,500 members providing high-quality care through eight hospitals, physician group practices, health insurance plans, and medical education institutions, with a focus on innovation, diversity, and community impact.