PICU Nurse Residency - Rotating Shift

Nemours is seeking a Pediatric Intensive Care Nursing Resident to join our team in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit!!

DESCRIPTION

This is a full-time position.

It is 72 hours every two weeks day/ night rotating (7am-7pm and 7pm-7am) and every third weekend.

The Pediatric Intensive Care Nursing Residency is a rigorous program consisting of a 6 month precepted program which includes both didactic and clinical experience, with an additional 6 months of didactic support.

The program is supported by a variety of learning opportunities and experiences.


* The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of the Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware is a 24-bed unit in a Level 1 Trauma Center that provides care to the sickest pediatric patients.

Patients requiring care and surveillance in the PICU will have conditions and diagnoses which may include, but are not limited to, those producing: acute and reversible loss of consciousness, respiratory failure, compromised air exchange, cardiovascular dysfunction, hepatic failure, hemodynamic instability, renal dysfunction, central nervous system injury or dysfunction, acute trauma and organ failure requiring transplantation.


* Treatments or interventions performed in the PICU include measures utilizing advanced life support technology.

These include, but are not limited to cardiopulmonary resuscitation, tracheal intubation, ECMO, pharmacologic support of circulation, mechanical ventilation, point of care monitoring, CRRT, thoracentesis, and hemodynamic, intracranial pressure, intravascular monitoring.


* Each patient room has electrocardiographic, pulse oximetry, respiratory, hemodynamic and intracranial pressure monitoring capability, as well as central EKG and respiratory monitoring.

Portable monitoring during patient transport is provided.


* Special equipment includes; radiant warmer beds, heating/cooling blanket systems, Mapleson manual ventilation system, end tidal CO2 monitors, ventilators, hemodynamic monitoring systems, intracranial pressure monitoring system, ventriculostomy systems, infusion pumps, blood warmer, continuous renal replacement systems, and peripheral nerve stimulators.


* This Critical Care Department provides patient care, performs research, and educates and trains health care professionals consistent with the Mission, Vision, and Values of the Nemours Foundation.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:


* Assesses and documents initial and ongoing needs for children with complex medical and surgical needs.


* Utilizes critical thinking to formulate nursing plan based on patients complex needs and problems.

Formulates nursing plan based on patient complex needs and problems and indicates plan on the patient care plan.


* Develops realistic and appropriate long- and short-term goals based patient/family needs.


* Implements patient plan of care for patients and family with both critical and complex needs.


* Evaluates the patient's and family's response to care and...