Float Nurse Critical Care .9 nights

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At Children's Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. Children's Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We provide primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. Our reputation draws patients and families from around the country. We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today. Please follow this link for a closer look at what it's like to work at Children's Wisconsin: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatcw/ The Clinical Resource Unit (CRU) serves as the internal float pool and is composed of direct care staff who provide support across inpatient units. Nurses hired for Critical Care CRU, will float to the NICU, PICU, CVICU and the Emergency Department Trauma Center (EDTC). We are seeking candidates with at least 1 year ICU RN experience ; pediatric experience preferred. CRU nurses take initiative and are collaborative and curious. This is a full time 12 hour night shift with every 3rd weekend rotation and a holiday rotation. CRU nurses earn a $4 per hour float differential AND eligible for additional $4 per hour night shift bonus pay AFTER successfully completing orientation. Orientation is full time for several months and could be on any shift based on preceptor assignments. We are targeting start date of August or September 2026 Job Summary Performs as a partner in the health care management team. Provides coordination and management of patient care to pediatric patients and families within a continuum of care. Delegates patient care activities as appropriate within a care management assignment. Functions within the care management model, CHW scope and standards of pediatric clinical nursing practice, Wisconsin statutes for scope of practice for registered nurses, CHW Code of Ethics and hospital policies and procedures. Is oriented and regularly works in multiple patient care areas with diverse patient populations, staff and physicians. Floats primarily among the inpatient units; Floats to other areas as requested within scope of verified competencies. Essential Functions - Nursing Process: applies principles of growth and development in obtaining assessment data; communicates in manner most appropriate for child and family; identifies and acts upon overt and covert cues of physical, psychosocial and cognitive parameters for an individual; makes independent nursing decisions and integrates medical plan of care. Performs point of care testing and blood collections according to established policies. Understands and satisfies the needs of the neonatal, infant, toddler, pre-school, school-age, adolescent and/or adult patient in regards to their growth and development process. - Care Management: collaborates with physicians and others to implement care management plans; delegates patient care activities within a care management assignment; assesses progress of patient toward established nursing outcomes; records variances; communicates with care team when outcomes are not met. - Discharge Planning: assesses needs of patient/family for discharge; individualizes plans for discharge; identifies and coordinates necessary and available resources to accomplish timely discharge; accountable for completion of discharge teaching. - Teaching: understands/applies basic learning principles to both children and adults; is aware of available resources; familiar with content in teaching plans; executes teaching plan; utilizes available resources, both written and consultant; evaluates effectiveness of own teaching; is accountable for the completion of teaching. - Consultation/Collaboration: effectively communicates to care givers and physicians each patient's need for nursing care and progress relative to established nursing outcomes; coordinates care in conjunction with other disciplines; acts as a resource/advocate to others for specific patients/families. Communicates effectively with poise and tact, establishing effective and efficient working relationships with health care professionals and patients/families, within a wide variety of health care settings as assigned. - Professional Development: identifies annual goals for own professional growth and the means by which to achieve them; aware of and works toward the accomplishment of unit/area and division of nursing goals; participates in personal and unit improvement activities including continuing education and quality assurance. - Applies current research findings in practice; participates in data collection. - Supports community education efforts. Education: -

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