Pediatric Registered Nurse

Utilize the nursing process to assess, plan implement and evaluate patient care.
Performs focused interview to identify specific patient’s needs.
Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient’s condition.
Collects, analyzes, and interprets data and information from health care members and documents actual and/or potential nursing diagnoses.
Plans for expected outcomes of care for those patients assigned.
Communicates nursing interventions, expected outcomes and the time frames for expected completion to other members of the facility health care system.
Functions as a resource to the health care team members in planning for patient’s discharge.
Identifies and prioritizes actions based upon patient care requirements.
Provides a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment.
Initiates and evaluates patient and/or family education.
Documents patient’s response to nursing and other interventions.
Uses clinical judgments in evaluation activities to meet patient care needs of and assigned unit/floor including established priorities.
Monitors the safety and effectiveness of the environment and equipment.
At the facility, analyzes, interprets, and incorporates information from other health care members.
Dress/attire is clean, professional and appropriate for the clinical area assigned.

Current Registered Nurse License for the state of NY
The physical ability and perceptual acuity, (e.g., visual, hearing, etc…) to satisfactorily perform all direct and indirect patient care functions.
Demonstrate good interpersonal communication skills.
Minimum of one year acute care experience in the area of expertise within the last three years.
Documentation that demonstrates certification in the area of expertise (NICU) or its equivalent.
Current BLS card and ACLS card
Full command, verbal and written, of the English language.