RN - Children's Hospital - Pediatric ICU - nights

Job Summary

A registered professional nurse employed by Erlanger Medical Center in the T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital Pediatric ICU who is responsible for the direct and / or indirect care of the critical pediatric patient.

Education

Required : Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.

Preferred

Experience : Required : None.

Preferred : Pediatrics nursing experience, ICU nursing experience, PICU nursing experience, and / or nursing experience.

Position Requirement(s) : License / Certification / Registration

Required : Current licensure to practice nursing in the state of Tennessee. PALS within a year. BLS completed prior to going to the unit / department and to be maintained going forward.

The Nurse Licensure Compact will not change how to obtain or renew a Tennessee license. However, the Tennessee nursing license will be a single state license for Tennessee Residents or non-compact state residents. Tennessee licensure or multistate licensure from a compact state must be obtained within three months of hire for non-Tennessee residents.

Preferred : CCRN

Department Position Summary

A registered professional nurse employed by Erlanger Medical Center in the TC Thompson Children's Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is responsible for direct and / or indirect care of the PICU / PICU patient.

The TCTCH-PICU RN must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in the PICU. The PICU nurse is an advocate for the patient, demonstrating knowledge in the principles of growth and development over the life span, providing compassionate, progressive care with the ability to assess data of the patient's status and interpret the information to formulate the appropriate plan of care to reflect the patient's status in compliance with the TCTCH-PICU department's policies and procedures.

Children's Hospital Chattanooga, TN

Registered Nurse - PICU - Full Time, nights

Standard Hours

Regular