Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• BSN Degree preferred.
• Previous pre-hospital or interhospital transport experience preferred.
• Nursing experience in a Pediatric healthcare setting is preferred.
• Strong problem solving, critical thinking, and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and strong time management skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Computer literate.
• Works effectively in a collaborative environment.
• Ability to apply principles of evidenced-based practice, analytical thinking, and service excellence in practice.
• Able to analyze and interpret data and utilize the information to make judgments regarding patient care.
• Able to take on-call assignments per department and hospital policy.

Job Specific Duties

• Communicates the patient's progress including critical findings, changes in the patients' condition with the physician and/or disciplines involved in the care of the child. Performs and documents discharge planning as per policy.
• Performs and documents discharge planning as per policy.
• Completes all nursing assessment of patients.
• Delegates nursing care based on knowledge of staff qualifications and competency.
• Performs reassessments as per policy, and when there is a change in the plan of care, or when an intervention is performed.
• Plans, implements, and documents the plan of care in collaboration with the other disciplines and services to assure safe and efficient care.
• Provides education and documents on patient/family teachings on health related needs (i.e. disease, medications, treatments, pain, discharge, safety, nutrition, skin care etc.).
• Promotes a safe "error free" working environment by consistently performing thorough hand-offs & infection prevention measures. Assesses all body systems, ensures safe, effective, & efficient care.
• Ensures absence of medication errors, avoidance of falls, ouch-free procedural pain, reduction of pain, absence of blood borne infections, surgical site infections, & secure of endotracheal tubes.
• Follows physician's orders and established patient care guidelines as determined by Medical Director and Medical Control Physician and administers medications as directed.
• Adheres to the six rights of medication administration: right individual, right medication, right dose, right time, right route, and right documentation.
• Provides continuous supervision, observation of behavioral health patients, and adheres to non-violent crisis intervention strategies (CPI).