Registered Nurse - Picu

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POSITIONTITLE:Registered Nurse - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
Hourly Rate: $50.00
First year salary with bonuses (if including relocation): $134,000.00
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Inspired Solutions is a Solutions Provider that supports our clients from procurement through to delivery. We are a proud partner of ADB Companies, a Nationwide full turnkey provider of technology infrastructure solutions including Wireline, Wireless, ISP, AV, and Engineering. Inspired is also a medical staffing division that provides qualified doctors, nurses, and technicians to support healthcare operations. Our customer centric approach has ensured long term relationships with commercial clients, service providers, local, state, and federal government organizations. We recognize our team members as our greatest asset ensuring that their safety, well- being, and career growth are always our number one priority. Our ALL IN culture includes a focus on Safety, Wellness, Learning, Diversity and Inclusion, and giving back to our Communities.
Inspired Solutions is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Madigan Army Medical Center's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). This role involves assuming charge nurse responsibilities, providing critical care tasks and leadership, performing comprehensive age-specific nursing care, and overseeing complex medical cases. The responsibilities encompass documentation, patient advocacy, medication administration, hemodynamic monitoring, and communication with healthcare teams. The nurse also manages infection-prone procedures, collaborates with LPNs, ensures quality care, and responds adeptly to emergencies while adhering to the job description's parameters.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Contract nurses perform clinical duties equivalent to military/government nurses, including charge nurse roles, orientation, and rotations within the clinical areas of MAMC, without exceeding their scope of practice.
• PICU nurses provide critical care, assessing, planning, and implementing age-specific nursing care, managing complex medical/surgical cases, administering medications, and documenting patient progress.
• Patient advocacy involves assessing knowledge levels, providing education, and documenting care plans targeted to age-specific needs.
• Managing hemodynamic monitoring, administering medications, and performing high-risk procedures such as catheter insertions and tube placements.
• Effective communication of patient information to charge nurses/physicians, verifying orders, and managing nursing care plans.
• Administering medications within nursing practice scope, excluding certain chemotherapy drugs without appropriate education.
• Responding to potential crises, initiating life-saving measures, operating emergency equipment, and participating in Rapid Response or code teams.
• Oversight of tissue/skin and organ donor banks, managing advanced procedures, and assisting with invasive procedures as per scope.
• Direct patient care includes various tasks like hygiene, mobilization, feeding, and linen changes.
• Registered nurses provide oversight for LPNs and unlicensed staff, collaborate with healthcare providers, and participate in research projects.
• Ensuring infection control protocols, handling breaches of standard procedures, and potential project officer roles.
• Nurses assisting with conscious sedation need appropriate training, and workload management involves redistributing staff based on patient needs.
• Effective interpersonal skills in patient interactions and emergency management, potentially serving in resuscitation or emergency teams.
• Assessing conditions for crises, knowledge of emergency drug pharmacology, and operating emergency equipment
• Performs other duties as assigned and in accordance with this PWS

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Pediatric Intensive Care Nurses RNs: Normal duty hours for the positions shall be 0700-1930 or 1900-0730 Monday thru Sunday to include weekends and Holidays. The HCWs shall record the time worked and report time in accordance with MTF policy
• Federal Holidays are considered work days. Not included in, or billable as work hours are lunch/ break periods, vacation/ sick leave (80 hours) are continuing medical education (CME) training attendance (up to 40 hours per year per FTE)
• All leave/ absences during normal work hours will be coordinated with and approved by the MTF Activity/ Department head/ supervisor
• This position is mission essential

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

• Current, full, active, and unrestrictive license to practice as a Registered Nurse is required
• 1+ year experience working in the PICU as a Registered Nurse required
• Associate Degree or Baccalaureate Degree program from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) is required
• Current and updated certifications in CPR through the American Heart Association, BLS, and ALS through the American Red Cross required
• Neonatal Resuscitation Provider- Advanced; and STABLE, to be renewed every two years as required

Inspired Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All candidates agree to complete a selection assessment and pre- employment drug screen.