Registered Nurse Pediatrics Night Shift

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care for the comfort and well-being of patients, which includes performing specialized treatments, administering prescribed medications, and coordinating patient care with other departments.
• Collect pertinent physiological, psychosocial, and functional data to formulate nursing diagnosis using evidence-based techniques and instruments.
• Assist physician during examinations and treatments.
• Formulate nursing diagnoses by interpreting data from health team members and integrate into written assessments.
• Assess patients, identify changes in status, establish priorities for patient care, and identify crisis situations when needed.
• Implement interventions consistent with the established plan of care and interdisciplinary treatment plan, evaluate progress toward goal attainment, and modify the plan of care as indicated.
• Provide information to patient and significant others regarding care during hospitalization, expected outcomes, home care instructions, and referrals to appropriate health agencies and resources.
• Prepare and provide reports on patient care plans to health team members, which includes completing assignment sheets, providing explanation of patient care plans, and completing documentation.
• Collect and report pertinent physiological, psychological, and functional data based on patient plan of care or patient need.
• Review, evaluate and make recommendations regarding SRAlab policies and procedures related to patient care to ensure comprehensive patient care.
• Perform all other duties that may be assigned in the best interest of SHIRLEY RYAN ABILITYLAB.

• Provide professional nursing care for the comfort and well-being of patients, which includes performing specialized treatments, administering prescribed medications, and coordinating patient care with other departments.
• Collect pertinent physiological, psychosocial, and functional data to formulate nursing diagnosis using evidence-based techniques and instruments.
• Assist physician during examinations and treatments.
• Formulate nursing diagnoses by interpreting data from health team members and integrate into written assessments.
• Assess patients, identify changes in status, establish priorities for patient care, and identify crisis situations when needed.
• Implement interventions consistent with the established plan of care and interdisciplinary treatment plan, evaluate progress toward goal attainment, and modify the plan of care as indicated.
• Provide information to patient and significant others regarding care during hospitalization, expected outcomes, home care instructions, and referrals to appropriate health agencies and resources.
• Prepare and provide reports on patient care plans to health team members, which includes completing assignment sheets, providing explanation of patient care plans, and completing documentation.
• Collect and report pertinent physiological, psychological, and functional data based on patient plan of care or patient need.
• Review, evaluate and make recommendations regarding SRAlab policies and procedures related to patient care to ensure comprehensive patient care.
• Perform all other duties that may be assigned in the best interest of SHIRLEY RYAN ABILITYLAB.

Reports directly to the Nurse Manager.

• Professional knowledge of practice acquired by obtaining a Bachelor/Master of Science in Nursing from an accredited program or accredited Associate Degree in Nursing (with commitment to complete BSN/MSN within 2 years).
• Illinois license to practice as a registered nurse.
• CPR certification.
• Understanding of the growth and development of infant, child, adolescent, young adult, middle-aged adult and geriatric patients.
• Demonstrate the ability to interpret growth and development related information to assure patient needs are met.
• Ability to communicate effectively using timely verbal, non-verbal and written communication.
• Ability to take ownership for serving the customer, team and organization, for achieving goals and for resolving problems.
• Willingness to adapt to changing work demands and work environment.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills and ability to make sound judgments to monitor and respond to patient needs or changes in condition.
• Ability to anticipate, assess and address the needs of patients.
• Ability to transfer and position patients, consistent with lifting up to 35 lbs.

• Normal patient care environment with little or no exposure to dust or extreme temperature.
• Exposure to moderately adverse working conditions in performing certain patient care activities.
• Occasional exposure to infectious diseases when working with patients.

Salary Range: $31.42-$53.71

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