Registered Nurse; RN; Pediatric Unit; PRN

## Registered Nurse (RN) - Pediatric Unit (0.0 PRN)
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Mercy Medical Center:
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** Inpatient Pediatric RN – PRN/As Needed
** Make a difference for kids and families while growing your nursing career!

We’re looking for a compassionate
** Registered Nurse (RN)
** to join our
** close-knit Inpatient Pediatric team**. Whether you’re an experienced pediatric nurse or a
** new graduate ready to begin your career**, we’ll support you as you build your skills and confidence.
** Why Join the Team?
*** Rotating holidays and call
* Supportive, tight-knit team
* Strong relationships with hospitalists and the healthcare team
* ** Cross-training opportunities in NICU and Birthplace
*** A great environment for professional growth and development
* ** New graduates are welcome to apply!
**** Why Pediatrics at Mercy?
*** Up to 18-swing rooms with Wii-U’s in every room, and streaming devices available to all families
* Central monitoring system allows staff oversight to all rooms
* ** Dedicated Treatment Room
** for scary procedures allows for kiddos room to remain a safe space
* ** Treatment Center
** allows for increased range of patients and ability to serve the community:
Infusions, wound care, lab draws, and more!
* Staffed by
** board-certified pediatric care physicians**, available 24/7.
* Supported by specialized team members:
Respiratory, Physical and Occupational Therapies, Dieticians, Phlebotomists
* Family Accommodations &
** 24/7 Safety Measures**:
Fully locked unit, pull-out beds, recliners in rooms, and private bathrooms enable caregivers to stay overnight.
** What You’ll Do
** Provide safe, compassionate, family-centered care to pediatric patients while collaborating with providers, families and the healthcare team. You’ll assess patients, develop and implement individualized plans of care, administer medications and treatments, respond to changing patient needs, and provide education and support to families.
** Work Shift
** Variable/Rotating Shifts
** Scheduled Weekly Hours
** 0
* * Summary
* * This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by being a competent, respectful, and compassionate professional who is able to safely, appropriately, accurately, efficiently and independently follow Mercy's standards along with policies and procedures while caring for patients. The Registered Staff Nurse works with the unit specific team members to identify clinical problems, develop a plan, and educate patients and families.
** Job Description**##

Job Duties
* Ensures that accurate and clinically relevant information is communicated with patients, their families, and co-workers at hand offs and other times as needed. Take all measures necessary to ensure that the appropriate and involved parties have communicated necessary information in order to allow for the best possible patient outcome.
* Demonstrates competent assessment, planning, intervention, coordination and evaluation skills based on the individual patient plan of care.
* Continually assesses patient and family needs in order to provide quality care based on a patient centered care model.
* Demonstrates critical thinking skills and judgment necessary to implement a patient plan of care, nursing interventions and procedures.
* Maintains accurate and real time documentation of nursing care provided to ensure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team, according to hospital policy and procedure related to documentation parameters.
* Functions as a role model for current and new staff by creating a healthy work environment to facilitate the department's or unit's ability to meet identified goals and objectives.
* Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitor and…