Pediatric Registered Nurse (RN)

at  RWJBarnabas Health

Req #: 0000184274
Category: Nursing
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: Childrens Specialized Hosp
Department: Ambulatory Clinic

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• NJ RN License
• AHA BLS Provider Certification

Preferred:

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS:

• Full Time
• 40 hours/week

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• As a floater, will travel within designated location to provide nursing coverage during planned/unplanned leaves of absences, education trainings, and extended illnesses
• Provides clinical oversight for the duties of the medical assistant and provides competency as needed
• Demonstrates proficiency in caring for children with special needs including those with technology dependence and medical complexity
• Performs patient scheduling and other clerical duties as necessary
• Performs and oversees competency and quality assurance for office-based point of care testing
• Consistently appraises clinical performance and learning needs through self-evaluation
• Exhibits consistent professional behavior and is accountable for actions with regard to professional issues
• Maintains required and relevant licensure and educational credits as required by external and departmental standards
• Participates in Hospital Committees related to Nursing
• Performs functions for EE Health when needed
• Oversees flow and function of practice operations as needed
• Ensures clinical staff coverage for site practice by identifying coverage resource and maintaining coverage calendar
• Demonstrates evidence of use of the nursing process to meet patient and family health care needs in the primary care and medical specialty setting
• Performs and documents nursing care according to hospital and departmental policy
• Implements appropriate and individualized patient and family education within time frames defined by Practice guidelines or Provider directives, hospital and departmental policy
• Provides patient education on diagnosis and symptoms, medication management and behavioral modification as directed by provider
• Understands the importance the interdisciplinary process
• Promotes continuity of nursing care and interdisciplinary interventions
• Displays competency in obtaining and interpreting the patient s behavior based upon an understanding of cognitive and biophysical processes
• Displays an understanding of the developmental needs of the patient when planning and implementing services
• Performs and manages vaccination administration, ordering, education and reporting in line with external and internal standards
• Recognizes and respects patient family rights in a culturally and religiously sensitive environment of care
• Performs and documents effective phone and live clinical triage of patients
• Performs Medication refill and authorizations as needed

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.