Pediatric Registered Nurse – Direct Patient Care

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc.; Chamblee (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide direct patient care in a leading pediatric hospital setting. You will function as a member of an interdisciplinary healthcare team and use the nursing process to promote safe, quality outcomes.

Requirements include 12 months RN experience, BSN preferred, Georgia RN licensure or compact, and BLS; PALS within 1 year as required by department. Excellent patient-family centered care and continuous learning are expected.

Qualifications

• 12 months RN experience required.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Graduation from accredited school of nursing.
• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Georgia or Multi-State via eNLC.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of employment.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 1 year of employment as required by department.

Responsibilities

• Performs nursing process across the continuum to deliver age- and developmentally appropriate patient-family-centered care.
• Integrates values and language preferences into healthcare delivery through a culturally sensitive process.
• Utilizes clinical decision support tools and resources to recognize issues, prioritize care, and modify plan of care as needed.
• Utilizes appropriate documentation tools to record, measure, and retrieve healthcare data.
• Provides patient and family education appropriate for identified learning needs.
• Utilizes resources to plan and provide nursing care that is safe, effective, and financially responsible.
• Participates in lifelong learning to maintain knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice.
• Incorporates new knowledge into nursing practice to support desired outcomes.
• Maintains professional records that provide evidence of competence and learning.
• Self-evaluates professional practice in relation to performance, development, resiliency, and goals.
• Takes action to achieve goals identified during performance review, resulting in change in practice and role performance.
• Provides oversight for nursing care given by unlicensed personnel while retaining accountability for patient care quality.
• Engages in ethical practices utilizing principles from The Code of Ethics for Nurses.
• Maintains therapeutic and professional relationships with appropriate role boundaries.
• Contributes to a supportive and healthy work environment.
• Consults, contributes to, and coordinates care with interdisciplinary healthcare team members.
• Demonstrates investment in others through teaching/coaching/helper roles.
• Demonstrates support of shared leadership through awareness of initiatives and providing input.
• Integrates evidence and research findings into clinical judgement and nursing practice.
• Participates in monitoring activities within work environment to maintain a culture of safety.
• Identifies and communicates hazards and errors.
• Participates in quality and process improvement activities to improve patient outcome and workflows.
• Ensures equipment is in working order to provide safe patient care.
• Demonstrates commitment and flexibility through times of change.

Skills

RN experience

Patient care

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Graduation from accredited school of nursing

Licensure as Registered Nurse (GA or Compact)

BLS within 30 days

PALS within 1 year

Job description

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide direct patient care in a leading pediatric hospital setting. You will function as a member of an interdisciplinary healthcare team and use the nursing process to promote safe, quality outcomes.

Requirements include 12 months RN experience, BSN preferred, Georgia RN licensure or compact, and BLS; PALS within 1 year as required by department. Excellent patient-family centered care and continuous learning are expected.