Registered Nurse - RN - PICU

Job Highlights :

You may be eligible for a $15,000 Sign On Bonus!

This position is for experienced RNs with a minimum 6 months of pediatric nursing experience in PICU or similar service line.

Our skilled staff of board-certified critical care physicians and specially trained nurses care for more than 1,000 patient each year in our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).

Our role centers around providing state-of-the-art respiratory and heart pressure / flow management of critically ill children, as well as children recovering from complex heart proceduresand organ transplants.

A leading academic medical center, with a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and Level IV NICU, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital is a not-for-profit hospital staffed by theof Saint Louis University School of Medicine providing pediatric care to communities throughout Illinois, Missouri and beyond.

At SSM Health Cardinal Glennon, we care for children and offer services beyond that support the overall well-being of our patients.

We are committed not only to healing children today, but finding new ways to help them stay healthy in the future. SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital has been designated a Magnet® Hospital by ANCC.

Sign on bonuses are for external qualified candidates. Internal candidates, please check with your recruiter to see what options are available for you.

Job Summary :

Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements :

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Cares for patients with life threatening, medically complex critical illness or diagnosis.
• Delivers highly skilled care with use of technology and complex interventions.
• Initiates measures for emergency treatment of patients including infant resuscitation and advanced life support procedures.
• Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
• Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
• Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
• Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
• Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's Scope of Service.
• As an SSM Health nurse, I will demonstrate the professional nursing standards defined in the professional practice model.

Uses the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide his / her response to the current and evolving health and nursing needs of our patients and our patient populations.

• 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

Six months' registered nurse experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting / carrying and pushing / pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use / data entry.
• 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 smell to detect / recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and / or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting / carrying and pushing / pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting / moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot / leg and hand / arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND / OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location : Illinois

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

State of Work Location : Missouri

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

State of Work Location : Oklahoma

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

State of Work Location : Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

Work Shift :

Rotating Shift (United States of America)

Job Type : Employee

Employee