Registered Nurse PICU

About This Role

Implement age-specific care plans for patients, collaborating with healthcare team members to coordinate and implement treatments. Utilize leadership skills and clinical judgment to direct patient care activities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct patient interviews, explain policies and procedures, and review patient charts
• Assess gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and neurological health status, adjusting care as appropriate
• Determine mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, and skin condition
• Assess and manage patient pain levels
• Communicate and document patient's physiologic health status and plan of care
• Identify patient outcomes and develop criteria for measurement
• Coordinate the cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medication
• Implement and revise patient care plans based on re-assessments
• Administer prescribed treatments and use equipment safely and efficiently
• Maintain accurate documentation of patient's treatment, activity, and condition

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing
• Current License to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing. Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, preferred.
• 3+ years of PICU RN experience, preferred.

Nice to Have

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• 3+ years of PICU RN experience