Travel Nurse RN - PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
Edison, New Jersey
JFK Medical Center

PALS

Plans, implements, and documents nursing care based on patient’s needs.

Identifies patient needs and determines priorities for care through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.

Develops, implements and coordinates individualized plan of care for patients assigned through initial and on-going assessments.

Initiates assessment based on the patient’s problems or needs, the physician’s medical diagnosis, and the functional health framework.

Performs therapeutic nursing interventions.

Manages care of patients.

Documents care based on standards of care and practice, patient acuity, and/or clinical priorities.

Advocates for evidence-based practice care standards and supports adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery.

Provides patient centric care in alignment with professional nursing practice model.

Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Float requirements- Will be required to float to wherever is needed throughout facility. This includes Adult units/ect.

When floating to Adult floors, RN will not take assignment but act as a PCT.

Agency nurses have an expectation to float to Mother/Baby and Pediatric ED. But additionally have the expectation to float to any other floor (depending on the needs of the hospital) SOLELY as a resource nurse/extra set of hands.

2 years of PICU experience required