RN - PICU - (US-MI-Grand Rapids - 49599)

Minimum Education: None
Jobcode: 60071246
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Schedule: Variable days Monday through Friday 7:00pm to 7:00am.  Every other weekend.
 
Full and part time opportunities available.
 
Location: Michigan
 
Job Summary: . This Pediatric Intensive Care position provides nursing care to infants and children with critical conditions. 
 
Job Requirements: Michigan RN license.  CPR certification or acquisition within 90 days of employment. Previous Pediatric experience desirable.
 
Other: Time management and organizational skills. Effective written and verbal communication skills. Working knowledge of computers and their application preferred. Working knowledge of a variety of health care equipment. Ability to make quality, independent decisions. Ability to instruct and direct the work of others. 80% of time spent standing and/or walking. Ability to lift up to a 60 pound weight load. Very frequent lifting and bending, pushing and/or pulling loads. Able to work effectively and efficiently under tight deadlines, high volumes and multiple interruptions. Unit Profile:  This is the only hospital in western Michigan dedicated to providing comprehensive care to children. It serves as a referral center for newborns, infants, children and adolescents throughout the state. We provide medical care generally not available at community hospitals. It does not compete for patients. This Hospital provides many unduplicated services. It is a special resource for local health care centers and hometown physicians. It receives no direct state aid and depends upon private support to expand health care programs and services.
 
The average length of stay for patients, excluding newborns, is 4.2 days. The average length of stay for neonatal patients is 11.4 days.  More than 138,000 visits are made to the  Hospital annually. This includes more than 7,700 admissions and nearly 131,000 outpatient visits. Last year, we served children from 76 counties in Michigan and from 45 different states. 
 
Our Pediatric Unit consists of both general pediatrics as well as Pediatric Heme/Onc/BMT. Our general Pediatric Unit consists of 46 beds with all private rooms and includes a variety of diagnoses from medical to surgical. It includes pediatric subspecialties of Neuro, Pulmonary, Nephrology, Cardiology as well as Pediatric Surgery and Trauma. Pediatric resident staff is available in house, 24 hours a day. The Pediatric Heme/Onc/BMT unit is a 15-bed unit with 7 positive pressure beds with hard-line monitoring to accommodate BMT (Bone Marrow Transplant.)  We are the regional referral center and have 6 Pediatric Oncologists and 2 BMT physicians on staff. The nursing staff in Pediatrics work closely and collaboratively with physicians, social workers, child life and discharge coordinators to provide care.
 
 
 
Pediatric Grand Rounds are done a monthly basis providing education and opportunities to discuss a variety of diagnosis' as well as treatment options with the finest pediatric health care professionals.  Pediatrics is supported by two staff educators and a clinical nurse specialist to provide on-going learning for our pediatric staff and new employees.  Required certifications and professional contact hours are provided on site and free of charge.
 
Job Requirements: Registered Nurse. Pediatric or Maternal Child experience preferred. Bilingual preferred but not required.
 
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