RN Pediatric Inpatient Registered Nurse for Walter Reed Military

Job Description

Pediatric Inpatient Acute Care Unit, Registered Nurse for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, Maryland

Full-Time, Employed Civilian Position

Compensation & Benefits:

2K SIGN-ON BONUS

$58/hr plus $4.23/hr (health and welfare pay in lieu of health ins) = $62.23/hr

plus $3/hr weekend differential

plus if working a night shift $6/hr night differential

17 days PTO/sick days paid

11 paid holidays

Dental, Vision, 401K

Experience:

Must have a minimum of two (2) years of concurrent pediatric nursing experience in a Pediatric Inpatient Acute Care Unit.

Complete and maintain training in Pediatric Chemotherapy/Biotherapy administration within 6 months of hire.

RN will be knowledgeable in professional care theories, principles, practices, and procedures to perform nursing assignments of moderate difficulty and experience in assessing pediatric patients.

Qualifications:

Degree/Education: A graduate of an Associate or Bachelor of Registered Nursing from a National League of Nursing (NLN) approved program.

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Valid, unrestricted, RN license in at least 1 state, territory or commonwealth of the US.

US Citizen

Duties:

Pediatric Medical Surgical Care, including general pediatric- asthma, rsv, GI, FTT, surgical (appys, ortho)

Assess patients' condition for potential or life-threatening crises.

Distinguish between normal and abnormal physical findings (from physical assessment and vital sign assessment).

Plan and implement appropriate nursing care.

Utilize the nursing process to develop individualized age-specific nursing care plans. The nursing process includes assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. RN shall not make assessments but will implement the care plan and document the care provided with results.

Assess patient/family knowledge level and learning needs (prescribed medications/therapies and surgical/diagnostic procedures, disease process, preventions) develop and implement a plan of instruction for the patient and family.

Administer medications with the knowledge of actions and usual dosages of commonly used drugs.

Procedures/Skills:

Perform, assist and set up the patient for procedures, i.e., enemas, IV dressing changes, suctioning, blood draw, EKG, obtain vital signs within the scope of practice

Interpret cardiac rhythms and their implications (ER, Critical Care/Intensive Care/ Specialty Care, Emergency Room)

Care for patients with Hickman catheter to include dressing changes, blood drawing and administration of drugs.

Use cardiac/apnea equipment, interpret generated data and respond appropriately to data.

Pediatric nurses will be expected to identify gross changes in respiratory patterns and/or life-threatening arrhythmias as seen on the monitor.

Possess verifiable experience with infants and children requiring, complex medication management, enteral and parenteral nutrition, and intravenous fluid management via peripheral (intravenous and arterial) and central lines (i.e., umbilical catheters, peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC), Broviac, etc.), and continuous monitoring

MDPerm is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MDPerm does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

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