Travel Nurse RN - Pediatrics - $2,350 per week
Company: Riverside University Health Systems - 26520 Cactus
Location: Moreno Valley
Posted on: October 23, 2024
Job Description:
- Job Details
- Assesses patients on admission within specified time frames to
include consideration of physical, psychosocial, cultural and
spiritual needs
- Reassess each patient's health needs whenever warranted by the
patient's condition and at least every shift utilizing the nursing
processes after obtaining a systematic database
- Establishes a plan of care based on definite data from all
appropriate sources
- Reviews and updates the plan of care for each assigned patient
utilizing data obtained from reassessments
- Administers oral, topical the parental medications utilizing
the 7 rights
- Assesses and documents effectiveness/untoward effects of
medications and treatments
- Performs treatments and procedures with consideration of common
nursing practice, hospital policy and procedure, sterile technique,
standard precautions and patient privacy
- Documents response to care and addresses pain management,
discharge planning needs, education and progress towards goals
- Documents in a legible and accurate manner to include date and
time of entry, signature, and title
- Educates patient/family based on his/her assessed needs and
uses 'Krames' where appropriate
- Interprets or analyzes diagnostic data and reports, and
intervenes appropriately
- Promptly communicates change in patients clinical condition to
physicians and other health care team members as appropriate
- Uses SBAR communication for all handoffs
- Demonstrates consideration of patient rights including
confidentiality, safety and patient participation in plan of
care
- Evaluates and documents patient care provided and the
effectiveness of patient teaching
- Participates in multidisciplinary care planning
- Demonstrates knowledge of application criteria for restraints
and the ability to manage patients in restraints per policy
- Follows the National Patient Safety Goals
- Follows hospital policy on use of two patient identifiers
- Understands Disaster Plan and own role
- Understands how to activate the Rapid Response Team
- Completes orientation to Life Safety Standards - Code Blue,
Code Pink (infant abduction), Haz Mat Spills, Code Red (Fire),
Oxygen shut off valve
- Follows hospital infection control policies
- Demonstrates knowledge of blood transfusion policy and
documentation
- Understands the Chain of Command and accesses it
appropriately
- Follows guidelines for Core Measures and vaccine control
- Washes hand before and after each patient contact
- Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development and provide
age specific support of patients and families for the following:
Infant, Child, Adolescent
- Accurately assesses child for pain using age specific tools and
intervenes appropriately
- Demonstrates age specific knowledge of medications (dose,
administration and assessment)
- Accurately monitors fluid intake for pediatrics patients
including infants in diapers
- Familiar with oxygen hoods and croup tents
- Recognizes changes in vital signs specific to different
ages
- Understands role in Code Pink (infant security)
- Familiar with unit routine
- Appropriately uses diaper and weighing scales
- Provides support to parents with their children
- Accurately assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the care
of pediatric patient
- Verifies all medications/dosages with a second RN prior to
administration
- Job Requirements
- 3 yrs - Recent Peds Experience in acute care facility
- RN CA License
- Schedule Information
- Day Shift: 7a-730p
- Additional Details
- BLS
- PALS
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