Pediatrics

Inpatient Pediatric RN PRN/As Needed

Make a difference for kids and families while growing your nursing career! We’re looking for a compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) to join our close-knit Inpatient Pediatric team. Whether you’re an experienced pediatric nurse or a new graduate ready to begin your career, we’ll support you as you build your skills and confidence.

Why Join the Team

• Rotating holidays and call
• Supportive tight-knit team
• Strong relationships with hospitalists and the healthcare team
• Cross-training opportunities in NICU and Birthplace
• A great environment for professional growth and development
• New graduates are welcome to apply!

Why Pediatrics at Mercy

• Up to 18-swing rooms with Wii-Us in every room and streaming devices available to all families
• Central monitoring system allows staff oversight to all rooms
• Dedicated Treatment Room for scary procedures allows for kiddos room to remain a safe space
• Treatment Center allows for increased range of patients and ability to serve the community: Infusions wound care lab draws and more!
• Staffed by board-certified pediatric care physicians available 24/7.
• Supported by specialized team members: Respiratory Physical and Occupational Therapies Dieticians Phlebotomists
• Family Accommodations & 24/7 Safety Measures: Fully locked unit pull-out beds recliners in rooms and private bathrooms enable caregivers to stay overnight.

What You’ll Do

Provide safe compassionate family-centered care to pediatric patients while collaborating with providers families and the healthcare team. You’ll assess patients develop and implement individualized plans of care administer medications and treatments respond to changing patient needs and provide education and support to families.

Work Shift

Variable/Rotating Shifts

Scheduled Weekly Hours

0

Summary

This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by being a competent respectful and compassionate professional who is able to safely appropriately accurately efficiently and independently follow Mercy's standards along with policies and procedures while caring for patients. The Registered Staff Nurse works with the unit specific team members to identify clinical problems develop a plan and educate patients and families.

Job Description

Job Duties

Ensures that accurate and clinically relevant information is communicated with patients their families and co-workers at hand offs and other times as needed. Take all measures necessary to ensure that the appropriate and involved parties have communicated necessary information in order to allow for the best possible patient outcome.

Demonstrates competent assessment planning intervention coordination and evaluation skills based on the individual patient plan of care.

Continually assesses patient and family needs in order to provide quality care based on a patient centered care model.

Demonstrates critical thinking skills and judgment necessary to implement a patient plan of care nursing interventions and procedures.

Maintains accurate and real time documentation of nursing care provided to ensure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team according to hospital policy and procedure related to documentation parameters.

Functions as a role model for current and new staff by creating a healthy work environment to facilitate the department's or unit's ability to meet identified goals and objectives.

Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients families visitor and fellow employees to ensure a professional responsible and courteous environment.

Directs other licensed and non-licensed personnel in the provision of care to patients as assigned.

Demonstrate effective and age-appropriate communication as well as the ability to understand the needs of the patient including non-verbal communication fears anxieties and language/cultural barriers.

Responds within scope of practice to emergencies and life-threatening conditions.

Adheres to and promotes patient safety practices throughout the patient experience.

Communicates and collaborates effectively with all members of the healthcare team.

Provides ongoing education to patients and families. Delegates to other staff registered nurse licensed practical nurses certified nursing assistants patient care technicians unit secretaries and other staff positions specific to the department.

Remains current on Evidence-based practice as well as appropriate Protocols and Procedures.

Follows Mercy's safety guidelines carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities and promptly reports any unsafe conditions situations incidents and injuries.

Department Specific Duties

Pediatrics:

Demonstrates an awareness of the special needs of the pediatric populations served.

Performs treatments and procedures and prepares and administers medications appropriately considering the physiology and psychological development of the pediatric patient.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

Sound background in basic nursing principles and procedures.

Demonstrates competency in unit specific skills.

Demonstrates ability to provide safe and effective basic nursing care.

Role Models exemplary customer service skills including verbal and non-verbal skills and proper phone etiquette.

Creates a welcoming environment for all healthcare team members.

Committed to ongoing self-development and learning.

Professional Experience

Previous RN experience in an acute care setting preferred.

Education

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing preferred.

Licensure Certification Registration Requirements listed below are applicable to all departments.

Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the state of Iowa or compact state required.

Current certification in Basic Life Support in accordance with the American Heart Association required.

Iowa Dependent Adult Abuse/Iowa Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter training required. Employee must submit certification of completed training to Human Resources prior to start or transfer date.

Additional requirements specific to each department are noted below:

Pediatric Unit

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification required within 12 months of hire/transfer.

Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification required within 12 months of hire/transfer.

Physical Requirements

Requirements listed below are applicable to all departments unless otherwise noted.

Heavy: Must be able to lift up to 15 lbs. to waist and shoulder height on frequent basis. Able to lift up to 50 lbs. on occasional basis for assist with patient transfers. Rare lifting of up to 100 lbs. for controlled falls. Able to lift 15 lbs. overhead on occasional basis. Able to push and pull of up to 20 lbs. of horizontal force on frequent basis up to 35 lbs. of horizontal force on occasional basis and up to 50 lbs. of horizontal force on rare basis. Ability to administer CPR Women & Children's Float Pool Medium: Exert 20-50 lbs. of force occasionally and/or 10-15 lbs. of force frequently.

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Mercy is an independent community-based organization supporting the Cedar Rapids area for over 120 years. Mercy is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity equity and inclusion and therefore evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color ethnicity ancestry sex sexual orientation gender identity marital status civil union status parental status religion national origin age disability veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.