RN-Pediatric ICU

description :

The RN Clinical Nurse is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed care givers who ensure that patients families and significant others receive individualized high quality safe patient care. They practice in a clinical environment that is administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders and is supported through the Wellstar Shared Governance Model. The framework for practice is steered by the Wellstar Professional Practice Model and evidence-based practice and research. RN competencies are derived from these models and supported by the Wellstar is expected that all RN Clinical Nurses are licensed knowledgeable and uphold the practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and implements the Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics Standards put forth by the American Nurses Association. As a member of the patient services team it is expected that the individual upholds the voice of the patient system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals.

requirement :

Night shift 6:45p-7:15aUnit Description: The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Kennestone Regional Hospital is a 6-bed unit providing highly specialized care for infants children and adolescents who are seriously ill or injured. Our pediatric specialists include PICU intensivist nurses respiratory therapists pharmacists speech therapists physical therapists and child life all working in a collaborative environment with a strong emphasis on open communication. All team members have specialized training and rely on state-of-the-art technology to help children PICU HighlightsThe only community based PICU in the region2:1 nurse to patient ratio RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state CompactBLS - Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - InstructorPALS - Pediatric Adv Life Support or PALS-I - PALS - Instructor or PALS-P - PALS-Provisional (180 Days) within 180 Days2 years PICU experience required.