RN- Pediatric ICU

 

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Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Established in 1982, Washoe Medical Center is the only hospital in the region to offer a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for critically ill and injured children. The eight-bed unit provides care for a high percentage of traumatic injuries in children.


POSITION PURPOSE:
Under the general direction of the Supervisor/Manager and Shared Governance Council, the Registered Nurse provides optimal patient care utilizing knowledge and skills within the context of evidence based nursing practice and the theory of human caring. The Registered Nurse is accountable for individualized patient care and outcomes over an entire episode of care.


NATURE AND SCOPE:
The Registered Nurse must provide optimal patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients and families. The Registered Nurse must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on physical, motor/sensor, psychosocial, and safety appropriate to the age of the patient served and meets standards of quality as measured by the unit/department age specific competency standards.

When possible, the family or those significant to the family are considered as part of the assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation efforts of the Registered Nurse. The Registered Nurse coordinates care between other professionals. Evidence based nursing practice, along with critical thinking skills are required to provide optimally safe patient care when interacting with internal and external contacts and exercising judgment and making decisions. Professional nursing practice is congruent with the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics.


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing program, either with an Associates? Degree, Diploma or a Bachelor?s Degree in nursing. Requires the ability to read, write and speak English.

License(s)/ Requires a current Nevada State RN license.

Certification(s): Current BLS certification by the American Heart Association standards required.