Pediatric ICU Nurse – Registered Nurse $15,000 Sign on bonus DAYS opened

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse - PICU RN

POSITION TYPE: Registered Nurse (RN)

SPECIALTY UNIT: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit - PICU 

LOCATION: Houston, TX

SHIFT: Day Shift 3x12's

JOB TYPE: Full-Time Permanent

Job Description:

We are looking for an RN-PICU nurse to provide care for children and adolescents with a wide range of ailments. These include everything, from common childhood diseases to life-threatening illnesses. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) patients are typically unstable, critically ill, medically complex, or post-surgical patients, and will require constant interventions and monitoring. 

It is your job as an RN-PICU to monitor, assess, and treat patients under 18 years old who are presenting acute, serious ailments, and alert clinicians to complications that need to be addressed right away. As a pediatric ICU nurse, you will also coordinate with families, physicians, and other healthcare experts to determine the best course of patient care and recovery.

Furthermore, being a childcare specialist, you are expected to provide emotional support to parents and families while keeping the patient calm. Likewise, an RN-PICU nurse answers questions and educate family members about how they can manage the child's health condition. 

Responsibilities:

• Provide age and culturally appropriate care to the patient.
• Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans. 
• Monitors the vital signs of the patient, such as blood pressure, breathing, heart rate, and initiates corrective action whenever the patient displays adverse symptomatology.
• Follows continuous cardiac and respiratory monitor readings and reports any observed changes.
• Monitor and adjust specialized equipment used on patients
• Prepare, administer, and record prescribed medications. 
• Report adverse reactions to medications or treatments  
• Assist treating physician during examination, treatment, and procedures, which can include life-saving situations. 
• Analyze Lab results.
• Provide education, information, and emotional support to the patient’s family.
• Record all care information accurately, completely, and promptly, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms.
• Perform other position-related duties as assigned, depending on assignment setting.

Job Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Direct Deposit
• 401K
• Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision benefits
• Employee discount program
• Excellent room for growth and advancement

Requirements:

• Minimum of 1 year of recent experience as an RN in a clinical setting.
• Active RN license within the State of practice.
• Current certifications (variable depending on the facility).
• Possess excellent communication skills to effectively relay messages to clinicians and parents.
• Must have sympathy, kindness, patience, and emotional stability to handle intense realities like death. 
• Technical skills to operate the latest medical equipment accurately.
• Fast critical thinking skills for making good, split-second care decisions.