**Job Title:** Registered Nurse (RN)
**Job Specialty:** PICU
**Job Duration:** 13 weeks
**Shift:** Night - 12x3 - 7 PM - 7 AM
**Guaranteed Hours:** 36
**Experience:** Minimum 2 years of previous Clinical Pediatric experience and 2 years of PICU experience required
**License:** NJ State Professional Registered Nurse license or multi-state compact license
**Certifications:**
- BLS (AHA) - Required
- PALS - Preferred
**Must-Have:**
- Minimum 2 years of previous Clinical Pediatric experience
- Minimum 2 years of PICU experience
- BLS and PALS certifications
**Job Description:**
- Evaluate patients and assist physicians with patient care.
- Plan, implement, and document nursing care based on patients' needs.
- Identify patient needs and determine priorities for care through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
- Develop, implement, and coordinate individualized care plans for assigned patients through initial and ongoing assessments.
- Initiate assessments based on patient problems or needs, physician medical diagnosis, and the functional health framework.
- Perform therapeutic nursing interventions and manage patient care.
- Document care based on standards of care and practice, patient acuity, and/or clinical priorities.
- Advocate for evidence-based practice care standards and support the adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery.
- Provide patient-centric care in alignment with the professional nursing practice model.
- Fulfill float requirements by being available to assist throughout the facility, including being a resource nurse or extra set of hands on any required floor.
- Adhere to schedule requirements, including working every other weekend as needed and being on-call occasionally.
- Ensure compliance with professional and regulatory standards, and contribute to a safe and effective working environment.