Registered Nurse Pediatrics
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Job Location:
Decatur, GA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Summary:
The Registered Nurse (RN) will provide skilled nursing care within a pediatric unit focusing on pediatric medical-surgical and step-down/telemetry patients. The role involves administering medications managing IVs providing respiratory support and ensuring infection prevention all while working collaboratively with the healthcare team.
The Registered Nurse (RN) will provide skilled nursing care within a pediatric unit focusing on pediatric medical-surgical and step-down/telemetry patients. The role involves administering medications managing IVs providing respiratory support and ensuring infection prevention all while working collaboratively with the healthcare team.
Location:Decatur Illinois United States
Responsibilities:
- Provide skilled nursing care to pediatric patients in a 16-bed unit.
- Administer medications including insulin and calculate pediatric dosages accurately.
- Manage peripheral IV lines start and maintain IVs and perform phlebotomy.
- Provide respiratory support including oral/nasal suctioning and managing oxygen delivery systems.
- Support breastfeeding and handle breast milk administer feedings (bottle breast gavage) and place oral/nasogastric tubes.
- Assess and care for wounds and implement infection prevention and isolation precautions.
- Monitor and manage patients with hyperbilirubinemia.
- Document patient care and related duties in the EMR system.
- Float within scope to meet facility needs.
- Provide skilled nursing care to pediatric patients in a 16-bed unit.
- Administer medications including insulin and calculate pediatric dosages accurately.
- Manage peripheral IV lines start and maintain IVs and perform phlebotomy.
- Provide respiratory support including oral/nasal suctioning and managing oxygen delivery systems.
- Support breastfeeding and handle breast milk administer feedings (bottle breast gavage) and place oral/nasogastric tubes.
- Assess and care for wounds and implement infection prevention and isolation precautions.
- Monitor and manage patients with hyperbilirubinemia.
- Document patient care and related duties in the EMR system.
- Float within scope to meet facility needs.
Required Skills & Certifications:
- Minimum 2 years of experience in Pediatric MedSurg or Pediatric Step Down/Telemetry.
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Illinois or active application with ETA.
- BLS certification.
- PALS certification.
- Experience with EMR systems.
- Skills in Peripheral Line Care/Management Starting and maintaining IVs.
- Skills in Oral/ nasal Suctioning Oxygen Delivery Systems.
- Skills in Infection Prevention Isolation Precautions Wound assessment/care.
- Skills in Hyperbilirubinemia Insulin administration.
- Skills in Breastfeeding Support/Handling of Breast Milk Feedings (bottle breast gavage) Placement of oral/nasogastric tubes.
- Skills in Pediatric Dosage Calculations.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in Pediatric MedSurg or Pediatric Step Down/Telemetry.
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Illinois or active application with ETA.
- BLS certification.
- PALS certification.
- Experience with EMR systems.
- Skills in Peripheral Line Care/Management Starting and maintaining IVs.
- Skills in Oral/ nasal Suctioning Oxygen Delivery Systems.
- Skills in Infection Prevention Isolation Precautions Wound assessment/care.
- Skills in Hyperbilirubinemia Insulin administration.
- Skills in Breastfeeding Support/Handling of Breast Milk Feedings (bottle breast gavage) Placement of oral/nasogastric tubes.
- Skills in Pediatric Dosage Calculations.
Preferred Skills & Certifications:
- None specified.
- None specified.
Special Considerations:
- Will work every other weekend.
- Will float as needed within scope to meet facility needs.
- RTO (request time off) ideally no more than 5 days.
- Client may call-off up to 36 hours per thirteen-week assignment without pay.
- Will work every other weekend.
- Will float as needed within scope to meet facility needs.
- RTO (request time off) ideally no more than 5 days.
- Client may call-off up to 36 hours per thirteen-week assignment without pay.
Scheduling:
- Night shifts (1800-0630).
- Discuss schedule requests with manager open to accommodating block schedules.
- Night shifts (1800-0630).
- Discuss schedule requests with manager open to accommodating block schedules.
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- ICU Experience
- Hospice Care
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Home Care
- Nursing
- Catheterization
- Critical Care Experience
- Medication Administration
- Tube Feeding
