Rn - Pediatric-Er, Ft-Days, $20K Sign On Bonus, Jdc: Jdch - Emergency Room

Summary

Provides direct patient care in an area designated as a specialty unit in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization.

Detailed Responsibilities

• Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including disposition, referral, and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
• Effectively delegates patient care to ancillary personnel. May precept student nurses and new hires.
• Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources. Monitors, documents, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
• Evaluates learning needs of the patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.

Essential

Competencies and skills:

• RESPONDING TO CHANGE: Accepts change and adapts in a positive and productive manner; handles unexpected situations and changes in direction calmly and with confidence. Views new assignments and job responsibilities as an opportunity for growth.
• ACCOUNTABILITY: Accepts ownership of job roles and specific assignments/goals; works independently, takes responsibility for own actions; admits mistakes and judgment errors; and accepts constructive feedback. Connects personal work results to the accomplishment of team and organizational goals.
• DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN OF CARE: Develops and implements a nursing care plan based on the patient's individual needs, an interdisciplinary approach, and evidence-based practices.
• STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR: Acts in a manner that supports the standards of communication, respect, privacy, and teamwork by demonstrating a commitment to professional and ethical conduct.
• PATIENT SAFETY - NURSING: Complies with and ensures patient safety practices in the clinical setting.
• KNOWLEDGE OF DISEASE PROCESS: Applies knowledge of practices and interventions for specific populations with specific conditions.
• CUSTOMER SERVICE: Demonstrates commitment to service excellence by promptly addressing internal/external customer issues/requests, resolving concerns while maintaining a professional image and behavior to build and enhance the patient/family/customer experience.
• ORGANIZATION SKILLS (4): Organizes work to achieve maximum efficiency.
• PATIENT AND FAMILY CENTERED CARE: "Provides Patient and Family Centered Care to patients, families, visitors and internal customers"
• PROBLEM SOLVING - PATIENT CARE: Ability to identify, analyze and effectively solve problems.

Education

Essential:

• Accredited Program

Essential

Education specialization:

• Nursing

Credentials

Essential:

• PALS Certification
• BLS Certification
• Registered Nurse License

Essential

Education equivalent experience:

Other Information

Complexity of Work: Requires critical thinking skills, effective communications skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Required Work Experience: One (1) year of experience required.

• Department specific credentials - See below-@@ONCC Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Certificate Required for those RN's administering chemotherapy.@@APHON Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider card required within 12 months of hire for those RN's administering chemotherapy for oncologic indication within the pediatric setting.@@Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required for ICU, ED, PACU, Endo, Tele, OB, MHN Pre-Op and Specialty Procedural areas.@@PALS required for Pediatric areas with the exception of NICU.- if RN is coming from a non-pediatric background, they have 30 days from date of hire to obtain PALS.@@NRP certification required for NICU if RN is coming from a non NICU background, they have 30 days from date of hire to obtain NRP.@@Certification in Fetal Monitoring through National Credential Center or through AWOHNN (Intermediate or Advanced) for L&D RN's must be completed prior to completion of job orientation.Newly licensed RNs have 6 months to obtain ACLS and/or PALS.Note: For added clarification, see Mandatory Education Requirements Grid.

Essential

Working conditions:

• Moving Mechanical Parts 40.00%
• Keyboard Entry 80.00%
• Potential Electric Shock 40.00%
• Biological Hazards - Respiratory 80.00%
• Repetitive Movement Foot/Leg 40.00%
• Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens 80.00%
• Smelling Acuity 40.00%
• Audible Speech 80.00%
• Fire Risk 40.00%
• Hearing Acuity 80.00%
• Lifting or Carrying 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient 80.00%
• Running 40.00%
• Heating Devices 40.00%
• Seeing - Far 80.00%
• Repetitive Movement Hand/Arm 80.00%
• Distinguish Color 80.00%
• Reaching 80.00%
• Standing 80.00%
• Depth Perception 80.00%
• Wet or Slippery Surfaces 60.00%
• Walking 80.00%
• Sitting 60.00%
• Blood and/or Bodily Fluids 80.00%
• Pushing or Pulling > 75 lbs Non-Patient 80.00%
• Pushing or Pulling 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient 80.00%
• Seeing - Near 80.00%
• Pushing or Pulling 26 - 75 lbs Non-Patient 80.00%
• Bending and Stooping 80.00%
• Needles/Sharp Objects 80.00%
• Computer Monitor 80.00%
• Gas/Vapors/Fumes 80.00%
• Potential for Physical Assault 40.00%
• Cytotoxic Chemicals 60.00%
• Domestic Animals 40.00%
• Biological Hazards - Skin or Ingestion 80.00%
• Bio hazardous Waste 80.00%
• Climbing 40.00%
• Hazardous Chemicals 80.00%
• Magnetic Fields 40.00%
• Dust 60.00%
• Hazardous Medication 80.00%
• Lifting/Carrying Patients 35 Pounds or Greater 80.00%
• Kneeling 60.00%
• Squatting 80.00%
• Lifting or Carrying 25.01 lbs - 75 lbs Non-Patient 40.00%

Organizational Profile

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is a 226 bed free-standing children’s hospital in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida located near Fort Lauderdale. The hospital is currently undergoing a 4-story vertical expansion to double the number of floors and to continue to meet its commitment to providing the highest quality and safest care for children in the region.

JDCH is one of 6 hospitals that are part of Memorial Healthcare System, the 3rd largest public health system in the country. Memorial delivers nearly 14,000 babies per year in 3 hospitals and has 132 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) – both level 2 and 3 (the state of Florida does not yet have a separate designation for level 4 care). JDCH has robust high-risk and congenital programs including a US News and World Report ranked pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery Program, one of only two active programs in the state that does heart transplants. Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital’s Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine program is also ranked by US News and World Report as number one in Florida and is one of the largest programs in the southeastern United States. JDCH also has robust Neurosciences, Hematology/Oncology and other specialized surgical programs (approximately 10,000 surgeries per year). They also have the area’s largest pediatric and neonatal transport team, which also does mobile ECMO. JDCH serves over 375,000 children per year from around the state. Approximately 100,000 children are cared for in our 3 emergency rooms across the county per year. JDCH’s services continue to grow with the opening of the new specialty center/ambulatory surgery center in Palm Beach County in 2018 and a new ambulatory pavilion in Miramar, near Miami-Dade County which will open in 2021.

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital offers resources for academic pursuits, spanning from clinical research to basic science investigation via affiliations with nearby universities and through its Pediatric Institute for Discovery and Innovation (PIDI). Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital has an established pediatric residency program and deep relationships with other hospital providers and universities.

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital combines leading-edge clinical excellence with a child- and family-friendly environment that emphasizes the Power of Play. Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital offers a comprehensive range of healthcare services – delivered with kindness, dedication and compassion.

Disclaimer: This job description is not intended, nor should it be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.