What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Pediatric Emergency SSP Seasonal position at NCH Healthcare System?
Weekend: Every Other Weekend
Req # 51688
Our seasonal Supplemental Staffing Program (SSP) offers full and part time positions. Flexible start dates available for 13 weeks or more.
- Develops plan that includes strategies to attain expected outcomes.
- Implements the plan of care interventions and medical plan of care as appropriate.
- Coordinates care delivery.
- Employs patient teaching to promote health and safety.
- Contributes to quality nursing practice and shared decision making (SDM) by supporting council decisions, implementation of decisions and active participation in SDM.
- Demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting.
- Collaborate with patient, family, the inter-professional team, and others in the conduct of nursing practice.
- Uses the appropriate aged Adult or Pediatric Triage Assessment sheet which utilizes the five-tiered system.
- Monitoring Skills: cardiac rhythm interpretation, pulse oximetry, hemodynamic measurements and interpretation.
- Maintenance of Emergency Department specific certifications, BLS, ACLS, and PALS. (PALS certification-of Emergency Department assignment).
- Safe use, knowledge and troubleshooting of equipment specific to the Emergency Department.
- nnel and is welcoming to all employees’ serves as preceptor.
- Cross-train to all areas of the Emergency Department including EDX and MIN ADULT ED.
- Accountable and responsible for the care of admitted patients and for completion of inpatient orders of patients waiting for admission.
- Maintains continuum of care by referral of patients to the Follow Up Nurse, Case Manager or appropriate community agencies.
- Assists peers with assignments by being aware of activities within the department, assists peers without prompting and responds to needs in other areas.
- Flexible in rotation of schedules to meet the needs of the department and cooperate with whatever decision is most likely to benefit the team, receptive to new ideas.
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Florida.
- Minimum of 2yrs of recent experience as emergency RN. At least 1yr must be in pediatric ED or pediatric ICU.
- Basic Life Support (BLS Provider) ACLS and PALS certifications required from American Heart Association.
- ENPC desirable.
- TNCC desirable.
Job Summary:The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department independently plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care in patient care situations using standards of care, policy and procedure. Provides direct nursing care to patients, assumes teaching and leadership responsibilities. Participates in shared decision making, unit committee and quality improvement activities. Needs minimal supervision. Primary role of RN is the care for all types and age groups of emergency and minor care patients.
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