Job Description

Job Description

Certification Details

• BLS
• ACLS
• PALS
• State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License

Job Details

• Floating between departments and or local locations within 20 miles is required.
• Ratios-1:1-1:3 for holding Peds or SAC status patients.
• Utilizes the nursing process to provide direct patient care to an assigned group of patients during a shift.
• Ensures safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care of patients.
• Provides direct patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken, and patient responses.
• Coordinates patient care through collaboration with the patient/family and healthcare team.
• Initiates, utilizes, and documents appropriate protocols and standards of care.
• Administers medication and treatments as prescribed by physician or standard protocols and documents according to policy.
• Identifies and meets patient and family learning and discharge needs on admission and throughout the episode of care.
• Assumes responsibility for the clinical supervision of LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel.
• Completes patient population/age-specific/procedure and protocol education and competency testing per unit standards.

Job Requirements

• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit experience required.
• Two (2) years current experience required in a 12-plus bed Pediatric Intensive Care unit required.
• Must be a team player, flexible, and accustomed to fast paced environment.
• Must have successfully completed at least one 13-week travel assignment.
• Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) required.
• State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License required.

Schedule Information

• Floating between departments and or local locations within 20 miles is required.
• Ratios-1:1-1:3 for holding Peds or SAC status patients.

Unit Specific Information

• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

Additional Details

• Pediatric CVICU experience a plus.
• Epic EMR experience preferred.

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