Rn - Pediatrics Jobs

Plans, coordinates and directs quality, compassionate care by maintaining standards of professional nursing practice and creating positive therapeutic relationships with patients/families. Provides leadership to other team members by articulating and delegating expected standards of care, supervising and encouraging team members, and supporting their contributions. Supervises LPNs, PCAs, PCAs/US, US, Ortho Techs and other non-licensed staff.

• Assigns and delegates nursing care to team members in accordance with the patient’s needs and the capabilities of the team members.
• Assists in performance improvement (PI) activities by serving on PI teams as warranted, assisting with PI measures and supporting and implementing changes necessary for improvement.
• Applies safety principles when performing care and accurately documents observations, care provided and changes in care plan.
• Evaluates and regularly reevaluates patient care; coordinates care planning with patient, family, providers and other disciplines to achieve patient-centered outcomes.
• Plans, provides, and documents patient and/or significant other education based on physical, behavioral, psychological, developmental, and age-related factors, after identifying barriers to learning.
• Participates in transition rounds, care planning/problem identification and team shift reports.
• Assesses condition on each assigned patient on admission and on an ongoing basis to include but not limited to the patient’s physical condition, psychological status, social status, spiritual and cultural needs, pain assessment/management, nutritional and functional status, developmental or age related factors, and discharge planning needs.
• Performs initial and annual competency per job class.

DCH Standards

• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
• Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.
• Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
• Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
• Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees.
• All other duties as assigned.
• Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.

Current Alabama RN license required. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider training required. AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) training required within the first 6-12 months of employment in role. Professional Nursing Certifcation preferred. Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.

WORK CONTEXT

• Must be able to communicate clearly and accurately
• Must be able to work in groups
• Must be able to receive delegation
• Must be able to use electronic mail, telephone and texting
• Must be able to perform structured and unstructured work
• Address conflict and stressful situation
• Must be meet time pressure and time lines
• Requires wearing of common protective and safety equipment such as gloves, safety glasses, mask, gowns, etc.
• Communicate with different personalities and engage in face to face discussion
• Requires decision making that will affect others
• Ability to delegate to team members and students
• Responsible to achieve outcomes
• Dealing with unpleasant or verbally/physically aggressive personalities
• Demonstrate leadership skills
• Includes possible exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals and hazardous materials and/or cleaning solutions

PHYSICAL FACTORS

• Physical presence onsite is essential.
• Must be able to stand, walk, kneel, bend, sit and stoop
• Must be able to run in an emergency
• Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.Must be able to tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking
• Must be able to move fingers in a coordinated manner and must be ablet o feel and perceive temperature, texture, shape and size with fingertips
• Must possess stamina to work prolonged shifts
• Must be able to reach reasonable distances in any direction
• Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
• Must have the ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull and carry objects