PICU Registered Nurse providing high-acuity, evidence-based nursing care to critically ill pediatric patients.
Key Duties
- Perform continuous patient assessment and monitor for clinical changes.
- Manage ventilators and infusion therapy, ensuring safe, effective treatment.
- Administer medications accurately and according to clinical orders.
- Educate and support patients’ families and caregivers.
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary healthcare team to coordinate care.
- Maintain strict patient safety, infection-control, and quality standards.
- Document care and clinical findings accurately in the EMR.
- Respond promptly and effectively to emergencies.
Qualifications & Skills
- Current RN licensure with experience/competence in pediatric critical care.
- Strong critical thinking and rapid clinical decision-making abilities.
- Proficiency in ventilator and infusion management.
- Excellent medication administration accuracy and patient safety focus.
- Effective communication and family-centered education skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a high-acuity environment.