Registered Nurse PICU
Hourly Wage Estimate: $36.50 - $55.25 / hour Learn more about the benefits offered for this job. The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range. Stroke response times nearly half of the national average. Cutting-edge SPOT Technology that detects sepsis earlier than the human eye. An Enhanced Surgical Recovery program that reduces opioid prescriptions and post-surgical readmissions. As a national learning health system, we're transforming care delivery, advancing clinical outcomes, and empowering our nursing teams in a collaborative effort to give people a healthier tomorrow. Join us! Job Summary and Qualifications . Position Summary: The pediatric critical care nurse practices as a full partner on the health care team and consistently demonstrates safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. Independently provides patient care through the application of the nursing process and accepts accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients. The pediatric critical care nurse demonstrates knowledge within the competency domains of Patient and Family Centered Care, Evidence Based Practice, Safety, Continuous Quality Improvement, Teamwork, Informatics, Professionalism, and Leadership. The pediatric critical care nurse works closely with the inter-professional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on expanding their knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age-appropriate considerations of assigned patients. Complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS The essential functions listed are typical examples of work performed by this position. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned. PATIENT AND FAMILY CENTERED CARE: Recognizes the patient (or the patient's designee) as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for the patient's preferences, values, and needs. Manage more complex patient care assignments appropriate to skill level Participate in building consensus and resolving conflict in the context of patient care Able to speak to the patient about advanced care planning, values and end-of- life care Evaluate and consider the implementation of alternative approaches to establishing a healing environment Engage in problem solving to address complex issues regarding the delivery of safer, patient-and family- centered care EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE AND RESEARCH: Evaluates and integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care and system effectiveness Utilize the EBP process generates clinical questions, searches and evaluates the quality of evidence, considers expert clinical knowledge and patient preferences and values, and applies it to practice Recognize and communicate the need for revision of hospital and departmental policies, procedures, practice guidelines, and /or measures for clinical practice evaluation SAFETY: Minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers and self through system effectiveness and individual performance. Serve as resource person for safety concerns Demonstrate skills in problem solving, conflict resolution, and negotiation Participate appropriately in analyzing errors and designing system improvements CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: Utilizes data and QI methods to identify potential and actual problems and opportunities to provide care that is safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable Participate in the design, review, and evaluation of QI data and initiatives at the unit level Integrate QI initiatives into individual plan of care Contribute to efforts to improve the quality of health care TEAMWORK: Effectively engages in the process of cooperation, coordination, and collaboration in their efforts to provide for safe, quality outcomes for patients within an inter and intra-professional teams, including virtual teams. Assert your own position or perspective, and supports discussions about patient care and the work environment Initiate a plan for self-development as a team member and in partnership with the department leader(s) Apply leadership skills that support collaborative practice and team effectiveness Demonstrate team values that highlight that we care about performance, the success of others and the organization INFORMATICS: Utilizes appropriate information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making across the continuum. Serve as a resource for other nurses in for how to document and plan nursing care utilizing technology Models' behaviors that support the appropriate use of clinical systems and technology in providing safe patient care Promote communication technologies that support clinical decision making, error prevention, care coordination and, protection of patient privacy With nursing colleagues, act as a champion for clear, concise, and timely documentation Integrate the use of clinical information systems to coordinate and anticipate care across the continuum PROFESSIONALISM: Demonstrates a commitment to the nursing profession through life-long learning, adherence to the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, participation in a professional organization, and advancing community outreach. Promote identification and discussion of ethical concerns Prepare for certification in a specialty Foster and support the development of others through precepting Identify opportunities for improved processes related to moral and ethical dilemmas Promote the ANA's Code of Ethics for Nurses and professional nursing and organizational standards Actively delivers constructive feedback to peers with the purpose of fostering development and improving performance LEADERSHIP: Collaborates and applies innovative, evidence-based problem-solving and decision making to promote effective change leadership in support of HCA HealthONE Presbyterian/St. Luke's and Rocky Mountain Children's vision. Communicate confidently, adapting one's own style of communicating to meet the needs of the team and situation Identify and embrace the need for change and new approaches to care when supported by evidence Demonstrate appropriate use and allocation of resources Establish oneself as a credible health care provider and resource Identify diverse viewpoints and manages conflict At HCA HealthONE Presbyterian/St. Luke's and Rocky Mountain Children's, we expect our iCARE behavioral standards to be reflected in the way every employee interacts with co-workers, providers, patients, and family members, and others in the community. Integrity - We are honest and do what we say Compassion - We are sympathetic to the needs of others Accountability - We take ownership of how our actions and behaviors impact outcomes Respect - We value others and embrace diversity Excellence - We take personal pride in exceeding expectations II. Position Requirements: A. Licensure/Certification/Registration: Current licensure in the State of Colorado as a Registered Nurse or current active multistate Registered Nurse license. Current BLS, and PALS, ACLS certification within 6 months of hire. B. Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred. C. Experience: At least one year of acute care/specialty nursing is preferred. D. Special Qualifications: Demonstrates good organizational skills. Provides safe and appropriate care within the Standards of Nursing Practice at HCA HealthONE PSL/RMC. Demonstrates good critical thinking skills. Communicates positively and professionally. Benefits HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts . click apply for full job details
