Registered Nurse; RN) PICU

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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 Values. It 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.

• * Performs the Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis; identification of outcomes; planning; implementation and evaluation) in the performance of clinical care using evidence base practice, uses analytical/critical thinking and ensuring that care is individualized; coordinating care through effective partnerships recognizing that caring is central to achieve optimal patient care outcomes
• * Provides relationship-based patient centered care that is consistent with population specific characteristics (e.g. age, gender, disease, etc) in a manner that adapts service delivery to reflect an understanding of cultural diversity
• * Always partners with the patient and significant others (as appropriate) using such appropriate method for setting and purpose (e.g., bedside shift report; interdisciplinary rounds; just in time and planned patient teaching; keeping the patient and significant others updated and making the patients goals the focus of the plan of care.
• * Practices using current clinical practice standards.
• * Manage and oversee the care of complex and high acuity/critical pediatric patients
• * Q1 hour (minimum) assessment and monitoring
• * Provide culturally and developmentally appropriate direct clinical care to patients
• * Ventilator, BiPAP, CPAP, and Oscillator management
• * Cardiac rhythm (EKG) assessment and analysis
• * Assess, monitor, and trend continuous vitals to included, but not limited to cardiac rhythm, respiratory rate, O2 sat, BP, arterial line waveforms
• * Manage and appropriately titrate vasoactive, sedation, and insulin drips
• * Run and analyze bedside POCT (iSTAT, ABG/VBG)
• * Assist with bedside procedures (sedated LP, arterial line placement, CVL/PICC placement, intubation, chest tube placement)
• * Support and/or lead pediatric codes using PALS algorithm
• * Sterile dressing changes
• * Teamwork and Collaboration
• * Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care that promotes the professional care delivery model. This includes, but is not limited to diverse and inclusive interdisciplinary communication methods (interdisciplinary rounds, case review, etc); completion of…