Registered Nurse Pediatric ICU (Georgetown)
MedStar Health | |
paid time off | |
United States, D.C., Washington | |
Sep 29, 2024 | |
General Summary of Position About MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit - C5-2 The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is a multidisciplinary unit that provides care for critically ill patients with ages ranging from neonates to 21 years. The unit is supported by the full spectrum of medical and surgical services. The PICU specializes in the care of complex transplant patients, such as pediatric liver, kidney, small bowel and multivisceral organ transplants. As one of MedStar Georgetown's Centers of Excellence, the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute draws pediatric patients from all around the world for our growing program, which recently introduced pediatric living donor transplants and domino transplants. Benefits:
Minimum Qualifications Experience: 1 year of RN experience required. License/Certifications: DC Registered Nurse License required; CPR (Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation) required.
* Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies, procedures, quality standards, safety standards, and MedStar SPIRIT Values. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations. * Collects and analyzes significant patient's information that pertains to physical, psychological, socio-cultural, economic, spiritual, and life-style behaviors and efficiently leveraging available technology. * Functions autonomously providing relationship-based care that promotes continuous, consistent, efficient and accountable delivery of nursing care using the nursing process with a favorable focus on patient experience. * Identifies current and potential complex problems of specific patient populations, critically analyzes trends and changes in patient status, and plans appropriate interventions. * Incorporates evidence-based practice and research into patient care delivery, with a focus on quality and safety. * Serves as a patient advocate by independently communicating clinical concerns, including ethical decisions, in a timely manner to other members of the interdisciplinary team. * Identifies patient and family needs prior to discharge. Initiates and monitors discharge planning activities in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary team. * Independently identifies resources and strategies to enhance professional growth and development and commits to lifelong learning. This position has a hiring range of $38.00 - $63.30 |