Registered Nurse Part Time- Pulmonary Unit

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This RN position is 24 hours a week
- Part time. It requires 12 months of previous RN work experience. It is Day/Night rotating, 12 hour shifts, every third weekend.

The Pulmonary Unit

Our 34-bed unit specializes in the care of patients of all ages with pulmonary and complex medical needs, many of whom are technology-dependent. A significant portion of our patient population has compromised lung function from birth, often due to prematurity and other co-morbidities, including neurologic and developmental challenges. Our complex care population consists of a specialized group of patients requiring coordinated care across multiple consulting services.

These patients often have longer stays or return to our unit intermittently throughout their lives. In addition, we provide care for general pediatric patients with a range of medical conditions.

Our goal is to provide high-quality, patient and family centered care to all. We welcome nurses at all stages of their careers who share our passion for these values. Our unit has a proven track record of successfully integrating nurses into a fast-paced environment where high acuity, time management, and critical thinking are key to success. We are proud of our inclusive and supportive culture, where every team member is valued and empowered.

• Clinical Practice
• Follows the nursing process to deliver safe, compassionate, and culturally effective care.
• Gathers and recognizes/synthesizes assessment data to determine the patient/family plan of care, pertinent data to be shared with care team, and tasks to be delegated.
• Recognizes and/or seeks resources to recognize clinical changes that are indicative of patient deterioration; utilizes the CAT team when appropriate.
• Collaborates with the patient, family and multidisciplinary team to coordinate all facets of patient care.
• Develops, implements and/or revises the patient's plan of care on admission and during the course of the hospitalization. Plans of care are outcomes focused and include goals as well as required interventions. Plans are developed in partnership with the patient, family, and the interdisciplinary care team.
• Care is coordinated across the continuum – understands and utilizes case management resources.
• Consistently follows evidence based practice bundles and nursing standards/procedures to provide nursing care that eliminates preventable events of patient harm and promotes excellent patient outcomes.
• Recognizes and addresses situations which present ethical dilemmas and/or moral distress. Takes steps to actively address the situation. Seeks resources as needed to resolve the situation.
• Demonstrates competence in teaching patients/families and progresses to an expert educator of patients/families.
• Evaluates and documents the care provided on each assigned shift.
• Accountable for the rapid adoption and implementation of clinical practice changes into own practice.
• Communication
• Documents the evaluation of nursing interventions and outcomes of nursing care utilizing hospital standards, policies and procedures.
• Consistently follows safe hand-off practices as defined in patient care standards and procedures.
• Utilizes and exemplifies safety behaviors for error prevention. Identifies potential safety concerns and communicates with unit leadership as appropriate.…