Registered Nurse - Pediatric Access Center

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Worker Type:
Regular

Department:
Pediatric Access Center
- Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

Schedule:

Varied shifts to cover

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Job Summary:

Coordinates and facilitates patient admission according to patient acuity, bed availability, and required services.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborates with the nursing staff and multidisciplinary team members to place patient in appropriate level of care to achieve desired outcomes.
• Triage patients via use of virtual phone and gather intake information from various providers. Facilitates consults with specialty services as well as coordinating transfers and direct admissions.
• Reviews medical reports from referring hospitals or physician offices and relays information to nursing unit. Develops relationships with referral sources and admission decision makers.
• Dispatches neonatal, pediatric and maternal transport team.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

• Three years' critical care experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of

Work Location:

Illinois

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• And
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)
• And
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials
  - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

State of

Work Location:

Missouri

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• Or
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• And
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)
• And
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials
  - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

State of

Work Location:

Oklahoma

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• Or
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)
• And
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)
• And
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials
  - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

State of

Work Location:

Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP)…