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Registered Nurse - Pediatric Emergency

Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

Posted Oct 12 · 6 months of experience

Shift and hours
Night shift · night shift, rotating weekends and holidays Night Shift (United States of America) night shift, rotating weekends and holidays36 scheduled weekly hours
Unit and setting
Emergency Department - Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital · Hospital Emergency Department - Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
License
RN licenseRegistered Nurse (RN), Missouri Division of Professional Registration
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

License
Registered Nurse (RN), Missouri Division of Professional Registration Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration Check your license
License
Registered Nurse (RN) issued by a compact state (alternative to Missouri RN) Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State Check your license
Certification
Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP), AHA Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Certification
Advanced Life Support (ALS), AHA; or one of the listed alternatives Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Certification
Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC), ENA; alternative to ALS Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
Certification
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), AAP; alternative to ALS Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)
Certification
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), AHA; alternative to ALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Certification
Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), ENA; alternative to ALS Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
Certification
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials, AAP; alternative to ALS Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Education
Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing
Experience
Six months' registered nurse experience

What it pays

Bonus
Sign-on bonus eligibility, asked through recruiter Ask your recruiter about sign-on bonus eligibility

Benefits

  • Sign-on bonus

The role and schedule

Day to day
Cares for patients with life-threatening, medically complex critical illness or diagnosis Cares for patients with life threatening, medically complex critical illness or diagnosis.
Day to day
Delivers highly skilled care with technology and complex interventions Delivers highly skilled care with use of technology and complex interventions.
Day to day
Initiates emergency treatment including infant resuscitation and advanced life support Initiates measures for emergency treatment of patients including infant resuscitation and advanced life support procedures.
Day to day
Implements and monitors patient care plans; monitors, records and communicates condition
Day to day
Serves as primary coordinator of all disciplines Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
Day to day
Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
Day to day
Assesses and coordinates discharge planning needs with the healthcare team Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
Weekends
rotating weekends night shift, rotating weekends and holidays
Holidays
rotating holidays
Details
Constant standing and walking Constant standing and walking.
Details
Occasional lifting/moving of patients Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
Details
Occasional driving Occasional driving.

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On your path

Pediatrics Children's hospitals run their own new grad residencies.

Original listing

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It's more than a career, it's a calling MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. Department: Emergency Department - Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

Schedule

night shift, rotating weekends and holidays Sign-On Bonus : Ask your recruiter about sign-on bonus eligibility Apply today. SSM Health – We bring out the incredible in you, everyday. Job

Summary

Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization. Job Responsibilities and

Requirements

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Cares for patients with life threatening, medically complex critical illness or diagnosis. Delivers highly skilled care with use of technology and complex interventions. Initiates measures for emergency treatment of patients including infant resuscitation and advanced life support procedures.

Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate. Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.

Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders. Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team. Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's Scope of Service.

As an SSM Health nurse, I will demonstrate the professional nursing standards defined in the professional practice model. Uses the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide his/her response to the current and evolving health and nursing needs of our patients and our patient populations. Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing EXPERIENCE Six months' registered nurse experience PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication. Constant standing and walking.

Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry. Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors. Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. Occasional lifting/moving of patients.

Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. Occasional driving. Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location: Illinois Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) And Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) Or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP) Or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) Or Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) State of Work Location: Missouri Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration Or Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State And Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) Or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP) Or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) Or Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) State of Work Location: Oklahoma Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State And Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) And Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) Or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP) Or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) Or Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) State of Work Location: Wisconsin Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State Or Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services And Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) Or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP) Or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) Or Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Work Shift: Night Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 2000000010 Emergency Department Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36 SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Click here to learn more.

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