Job Description:

Collaborates with physicians and other health team members in coordinating and implementing procedures and treatments.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Assesses the patient’s physiologic health and psychosocial health status
• Develops patient outcome statement (s) and establishes individualized patient goals.
• Formulates the plan of care and establishes the priorities necessary to achieve expected outcome.
• Maintains constant vigilance over patients care to ensure that safety precautions/needs are followed. (Side rails up, call lights and bedside stand within reach, etc.).
• Evaluates care provided for patient outcome.
• Collaborates with other care team members in planning and carrying out treatment regimen; provides direction to other members of the care team.
• Performs grade I-IV Decubitus Care.
• Uses leadership skills/clinical judgment in coordinating patient care and directing/delegating activities of the patient care unit team.
• Administers medications correctly and safely.
• Participates in patient and family education.

Requirements:

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing. Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, preferred.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
• Must have at least 1 years of pediatric experience.