PICU Nurse Resident
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Job Location:
Wilmington, DE - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Nemours (Wilmington DE) is seeking aPediatric Intensive Care Nurse Residentto join our team inPediatric Intensive Care Unit!!
DESCRIPTION
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of the Nemours Childrens Hospital Delaware is a 24-bed unit in a Level 1 Trauma Centerthat provides care to the sickest pediatric patients. Patients requiring care and surveillance in the PICU will have conditions and diagnoses which may include but are not limited to those producing acute and reversible loss of consciousness respiratory failure compromised air exchange cardiovascular dysfunction hepatic failure hemodynamic instability renal dysfunction central nervous system injury or dysfunction acute trauma and organ failure requiring transplantation.
Treatments or interventions performed in the PICU include measures utilizing advanced life support technology. These include but are not limited to cardiopulmonary resuscitation tracheal intubation ECMO pharmacologic support of circulation mechanical ventilation point of care monitoring CRRT thoracentesis and hemodynamic intracranial pressure intravascular monitoring.
Each patient room has electrocardiographic pulse oximetry respiratory hemodynamic and intracranial pressure monitoring capability as well as central EKG and respiratory monitoring. Portable monitoring during patient transport is provided.
Special equipment includes radiant warmer beds heating/cooling blanket systems Mapleson manual ventilation system end tidal CO2 monitors ventilators hemodynamic monitoring systems intracranial pressure monitoring system ventriculostomy systems infusion pumps blood warmer continuous renal replacement systems and peripheral nerve stimulators.
This Critical Care Department provides patient care performs research and educates and trains health care professionals consistent with the Mission Vision and Values of the Nemours Foundation.
The Pediatric Intensive Care Nursing Residency is a rigorous program consisting of a 6-month precepted program which includes both didactic and clinical experience with an additional 6 months of didactic support. The program is supported by a variety of learning opportunities and experiences.
Prior to beginning the PICU Nurse Residency in August the selected candidate will begin as a PICU Nurse Extern working one-on-one with a bedside nurse and then transition into the Nurse Resident role.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assesses and documents initial and ongoing needs for children with complex medical and surgical needs.
- Utilizes critical thinking to formulate nursing plan based on patients complex needs and problems. Formulates nursing plan based on patient complex needs and problems and indicates plan on the patient care plan.
- Develops realistic and appropriate long- and short-term goals-based patient/family needs.
- Implements patient plan of care for patients and family with both critical and complex needs.
- Evaluates the patients and familys response to care and modified care plan accordingly.
- Assist patients and families in discharge planning so that problems and care needs are anticipated and met.
- Serves as an advocate for patients and families in working withothermembers of the health care team.
- Provides safe and appropriate nursing care through adherence to Nursing Department standards.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing BSN preferred
- Must have a GPA of 3.5or higher Transcript will be required at time of interview.
- Previous externship or experience in a healthcare environment preferred.
- Must have BLS with the American Heart Association
- Must have a Delaware or Multistate Compact RN License by8/10/26
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware an ... View more
