RN - Pediatric ICU nights

Overview

A registered professional nurse employed by Erlanger Medical Center in the T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital Pediatric ICU who is responsible for the direct and/or indirect care of the critical pediatric patient.

• Required:
  
  Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Preferred:
  Pediatrics nursing experience, ICU nursing experience, PICU nursing experience, and/or nursing experience.

• Required:
  
  Current licensure to practice nursing in the state of Tennessee. PALS within a year. BLS completed prior to going to the unit/department and to be maintained going forward.
• The Nurse Licensure Compact applicability described as part of Tennessee licensure; multistate licensure from a compact state must be obtained within three months of hire for non-Tennessee residents.
• Preferred: CCRN.

A registered professional nurse employed by Erlanger Medical Center in the T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is responsible for direct and/or indirect care of the PICU patient. The PICU nurse must demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in the PICU. The nurse is an advocate for the patient, applying knowledge of growth and development over the life span, providing compassionate, progressive care, and assessing patient data to formulate the appropriate plan of care in compliance with department policies and procedures.

Location:

Children s Hospital Chattanooga, TN

Job Title:

Registered Nurse - Children s Hospital - PICU - Full Time

Regular