Pediatric Nurse: Night Shift, Part-Time; No Weekends

Schedule:

Part‑time weekday nights (2 shifts/week, 6:30 pm–7:00 am); no weekends or call. Holiday rotation 2 per year—24 hrs.

At Children’s, the region’s only full‑service pediatric healthcare center, we cultivate passion, purpose, and professional development in an environment of excellence and inclusion. Team members are supported and deeply valued. Children’s is committed to diversity and inclusion and is an equal‑opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.

Coordinates professional nursing and individualized, family‑centered care to patients/families through the use of the nursing process and clinical skills in accordance with standards and hospital policies and procedures.

• Conduct individualized age‑specific patient/family assessments according to defined unit scope and nursing practice standards, collaborative problems, nursing diagnoses, or protocols.
  • Collect and document data related to patient’s individualized care.
  • Demonstrate age‑specific competency in assessment by obtaining and interpreting information in terms of patient needs, growth and development, and treatment requirements.
  • Assess patient/family need for education and use an individualized approach in delivery style.
  • Assess family expectations for, and involvement in, the assessment and continuous care of the patient.
  • Identify nursing diagnoses, collaborative problems, and/or protocols for each patient at the time of admission.
• Shift Assessment/Reassessment:
  • Perform reassessment based on unit standards, collaborative practice guidelines, and changes in patient condition.
  • Communicate changes to appropriate persons (MD, Charge RN, family) as indicated.
  • Schedule cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology procedures, obtain permits, and teach patient/family about procedures and related complications.
  • Collect and document data related to patient’s response to procedures and changes in condition.
  • Apply critical thinking during procedures and analyze patient response to medications and treatments.
  • Use appropriate telephone etiquette.
• Develop an individualized patient/family plan of care using collaborative practice guidelines and protocols.
• Utilize assessment data to individualize goals and actions for the patient, including collaboration with the family and the healthcare team.
• Formulate goals and outcomes based on assessment data.
• Revise plan of care based on patient’s condition, interdisciplinary input, and family needs.
• Prioritize patient interventions based on assessments and reassessments.
• Implement and evaluate nursing actions in accordance with the individualized patient/family plan of care and patient condition/needs.
  • Ensure the nursing and interdisciplinary plan of care are coordinated, implemented, evaluated, and revised as needed.
  • Identify the need for interdisciplinary involvement or outside resources and follow through.
  • Incorporate critical thinking into the delivery of clinical skills and analysis of patient response to orders, tests, labs, medications, and treatments.
  • Demonstrate clinical competence in administering interventions according to identified standards and age‑specific needs.
  • Provide or coordinate patient/family education with other disciplines, considering readiness to learn.
  • Coordinate with referring physicians and other operating physicians regarding patient/family care issues and scheduling procedures.
  • Accompany patients/families to rooms to help facilitate patient flow.
• Document accurate assessment, evaluation, modification, and patient’s response to therapy, changes in condition, and therapeutic interventions or procedures.
• Entries follow hospital policy regarding date, time, abbreviations, and legibility.
• Complete documentation within established time frames (Admissions, Patient Flow sheets, IV Flow sheets, Family Education Records, Interdisciplinary Goals).
• Review and update computerized care plan to reflect the plan accurately.
• Verify accurate order entry and discharge instructions.
• Regular attendance at work is an essential function of the job.
• Perform physical requirements as described in the Physical Requirements section.
• Assist FCC Coordinator in arranging and coordinating…