Job Title: Pediatrics RN

　　Base Rate: $40.11-$56.16

　　12 hr. shifts- overtime is paid after 8 hours, resulting in an average rate of $46.80 - $65.52

　　Job Summary: We are looking for a caring, dedicated pediatric nurse to be responsible for the medical and health care of children from newborn to teenagers. The pediatric nurse will discuss a child's symptoms and medical history, provide initial care, administer prescribed medication, and monitor the patient's progress. The pediatric nurse will also provide support to families and work with them to address their concerns, fears, problems, and options.

　　To be a successful pediatric nurse, you should be kind, compassionate, and caring towards children. You should have a broad knowledge of general pediatric nursing care and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

　　Essential duties:

　　Working with children and asking questions about their health for diagnosis and documenting patients' symptoms and medical history for the doctor.

　　Assessing a child's needs and providing initial care.

　　Identifying changes in children's symptoms and intervening in emergency situations.

　　Participating in pain management for children.

　　Administering medications, drawing blood, and giving childhood vaccinations following age-appropriate guidelines.

　　Monitoring temperature, pulse, breathing, and blood pressure and keeping accurate records.

　　Evaluating children for signs and symptoms of abuse.

　　Providing supportive care to dying children.

　　Dealing with the anxieties and demands of parents and helping families to deal with their child's illness or injury.

　　Remaining up to date on the latest developments, rules and regulations, drug therapies, equipment, and treatment procedures.

　　Education/Experience Requirements:

　　A bachelor's or associate degree in nursing.

　　Experience in acute hospital work as a pediatric nurse, minimum 2 years.

　　Good communication skills.

　　Emotional and mental strength, dedication, and self-motivation.

　　Empathy and the ability to relate to children.

　　PALS, BLS certifications, STABLE

　　Looking for candidate willing to cross train to Couplet Care (newborn and post-partum mothers)

　　ADA/Physical Requirements:

　　ADA CONSIDERATION: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Such accommodations must be requested by the employee/applicant in order to be considered.

　　LANGUAGE SKILLS: Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical information, and to be easily understood through verbal communication in the English language. Must be able to prepare documentation in a manner that conforms to prescribed style and format, and to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Bilingual skills (Spanish) preferred.

　　MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance. Ability to perform upper-level mathematical operations, including algebra and geometry, frequent distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory and factor analysis.

　　PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is regularly required to lift, push and/or pull weights in excess of 10 pounds. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds, with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

　　WORK ENVIRONMENT: Is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.