Pediatric Reserve Nurse II

Job Summary

Performs as a partner in the care management team. Provides coordination and management of patient care to pediatric patients and families within a continuum of care. Delegates patient care activities as appropriate within a care management assignment. Functions within professional and hospital standards.

• Nursing Process: applies principles of growth and development in obtaining assessment data; communicates in manner most appropriate for child and family; identifies and acts upon overt and covert cues of physical, psychosocial and cognitive parameters for an individual; makes independent nursing decisions and integrates medical plan of care. Performs point of care testing and blood collections according to established policies.
• Care Management: collaborates with physicians and others to implement care management plans; delegates patient care activities within a care management assignment; assesses progress of patient toward established nursing outcomes; records variances; communicates with care team when outcomes are not met.
• Discharge Planning: assesses needs of patient/family for discharge; individualizes plans for discharge; identifies and coordinates necessary and available resources to accomplish timely discharge; accountable for completion of discharge teaching.
• Teaching: understands/applies basic learning principles to both children and adults; is aware of available resources; familiar with content in teaching plans; executes teaching plan; utilizes available resources, both written and consultant; evaluates effectiveness of own teaching; is accountable for the completion of teaching.
• Consultation/
  
  Collaboration:
  
  effectively communicates to care givers and physicians each patient's need for nursing care and progress relative to established nursing outcomes; coordinates care in conjunction with other disciplines; acts as a resource/advocate to others for specific patients/families.
• Program Development: may participate in needs assessment.
• Professional Development: identifies annual goals for own professional growth and the means by which to achieve them; aware of and works toward the accomplishment of unit/area and division of nursing goals; participates in personal and unit improvement activities including continuing education and quality assurance.
• Research: applies current research findings in practice; participates in data collection.
• Community Outreach: supports community education efforts.
• Organizational Responsibilities: supports the mission and strategic objectives of the hospital; engages in activities which support teamwork and enhances the image of pediatric nursing and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; takes responsibility to identify opportunities for improvement.

• Associate's Degree ADN required
• Bachelor's Degree BSN preferred

• 2+ years nursing experience required

• Knowledge of the principles of neonatal, pediatric and adolescent growth and development and child/family responses to fear, illness, injury and hospitalization. Previous pediatric and /or medical surgery experience preferred.
• Analytical skills necessary to assess complex patient conditions effectively and to develop comprehensive plans of care. Synthesizes multiple sources of information to assist in the resolution of human responses to complex problems.
• Interpersonal and communication skills sufficient to interact effectively with interdisciplinary health team members and consumers.
• Ability to delegate patient care activities effectively to unlicensed staff as appropriate and where indicated.
• The ability to represent the organization and serve consumers in a professional manner and promote a positive image of the organization and its services.
• Mental and sensory abilities to read, process and interpret clinical data.
• Ability to rotate shifts and/or work flexible hours to meet patient care needs.
• Ability to communicate with families and work with families under stress.
• Ability to coordinate and deliver complex care utilizing a multidisciplinary approach.
• Ability to operate, trouble‑shoot, and interpret a wide variety of patient care equipment.