Registered Nurse (RN) - Pediatrics - Med Surg - St. Rita's Medical Center

Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center

Full Time and Part Time positions available!

Registered Nurse (RN) – Pediatrics – St. Rita's Medical Center

This unit could also see overflow adult med surg patients.

Job Summary:

The Pediatric Registered Nurse (RN) position is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients by:

• Utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status
• Determining the priority of the patient's problems and needs
• Implementing clinical nursing interventions to acute, critical patients that require intensive medical care
• Developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes
• Ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment

Essential Functions:

• In collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team, conducts initial and ongoing patient assessment, and safely demonstrates basic knowledge of the contemporary nursing practice
• Provides episodic (outpatient) and inpatient (at designated units) pediatric nursing care where applicable
• Applies knowledge of contemporary Pediatric nursing practice and future innovations
• Utilizes nursing practice to the care of pediatric patients that require nursing assessment and interdisciplinary team interventions
• Evaluates, updates and revises plan of care to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes
• Administers medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and the organization's policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Education:

• Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred, not required)

Certifications:

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association (preferred upon hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care)
• PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (required within 6 months of hire)

Experience:

• One (1) year of professional experience practicing as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Recent Medical/Surgical, NICU, Pediatric, OB, ED or critical care experience (preferred, not required)

Training:

• EPIC Electronic Health Record training (preferred, not required)

Mercy Health is an equal opportunity employer. Many of our opportunities reward your hard work with:

• Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans
• Prescription drug coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance w/AD&D
• Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
• Paid time off
• Educational Assistance
• And much more

*Benefits offerings vary according to employment status.