C

Children's National Hospital

Pediatric hospital network with research institutes

Registered Nurse - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 9
Full-timeWashington, DC, USA$39.20 - $60.18In-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • One year of registered nurse experience is required.
  • A Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an approved school of nursing is preferred.
  • The registered nurse must hold a license in the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia, depending on practice location.
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification is required.
  • The nurse must successfully complete hospital and nursing orientation at Children's National.
  • The nurse must keep their knowledge current with new information and changes in the specialty area.
  • The nurse must maintain regulatory requirements, including licensure and Basic Life Support.
  • The nurse must attend mandatory education and professional activities to enhance nursing practice.
  • The nurse must demonstrate critical thinking and appropriate problem-solving during patient care.
  • The nurse must communicate the plan of care and advocate to meet patients' needs.
  • The nurse must independently escalate issues through the chain of command and use established handoff processes.
  • The nurse must collaborate respectfully with ancillary staff and healthcare team members.
  • The nurse must use resources as needed and know when to escalate concerns.
  • The nurse must use patient and family assessment data to complete the database and plan of care within required timeframes.
  • The nurse must demonstrate clinical skills with complex patients, analyze patient status, and provide appropriate interventions.
  • The nurse must prioritize and organize care for complex patients with rapidly changing needs.
  • The nurse must document in accordance with standards of practice.
  • The nurse must anticipate and plan for patient and family education throughout the stay and before discharge.
  • The nurse must adjust to changing needs and complete assigned work on time.
  • The nurse must speak up about unsafe behavior or performance and actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors, and coworkers.
  • The nurse must validate information used for decision-making and documentation, and resolve uncertainty before proceeding.
  • The nurse must communicate clearly and accurately, verbally and in writing.
  • The nurse must identify operational improvement opportunities, assist with implementing solutions, and identify and address personal learning needs.
  • Care must be evidence-based, informed by literature and benchmarking.
  • The nurse must uphold organizational principles, respect cultural and ethnic differences, demonstrate integrity, and maintain confidentiality.
  • The nurse must anticipate and respond to customer needs and follow up until they are met.
  • The nurse must identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes and make appropriate decisions using sound judgment.
  • The nurse must use resources efficiently and seek less costly ways of working.

Responsibilities

  • Provide specialized, high-acuity care to critically ill and injured infants, children, and adolescents who require continuous monitoring and advanced life support.
  • Collaborate with pediatric intensivists, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, and multidisciplinary specialty teams to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
  • Manage complex medical and surgical patients, including patients with respiratory failure, sepsis, multi-system organ failure, seizures, meningitis, severe trauma, burn injuries, cancer-related complications, and postoperative needs.
  • Perform comprehensive patient assessments and monitor hemodynamic status.
  • Administer medications and blood products, and manage ventilators and invasive lines.
  • Respond to emergencies and resuscitations and participate in rapid response and Code Blue events throughout the hospital to help stabilize critically ill patients.
  • Provide family-centered education and support while maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and compassionate care.
  • Contribute to Magnet redesignation by independently updating the professional profile and initiating council, committee, task-force, or community-outreach involvement.
  • Independently initiate escalation of issues using the chain of command.
  • Demonstrate professional review of peers through timely participation in evaluations.
  • Seek opportunities to contribute to departmental goals by adhering to national safety and service-excellence standards and supporting education and certification.
  • Role-model professional behavior, teamwork, empathy, and concern for patients and families.
  • Use feedback from parents and patient satisfaction scores to demonstrate caring in patient and family encounters.
  • Stop, think, act, and review to self-check behavior and performance.
  • Partner in the organization's mission and uphold its core principles.
  • Contribute to a positive work environment and demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change.

About the Company

Children's National Hospital

Pediatric hospital network with research institutes

Children’s National Hospital is a nonprofit pediatric health system in Washington, D.C., providing primary and specialty medical care for children across the region, with locations in the D.C. metropolitan area and a dedicated research campus. It combines hospital care with pediatric research through the Children’s National Research Institute and Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, and operates the Research & Innovation Campus opened in 2021 to develop new ways to treat kids. Care is delivered by multidisciplinary teams across a network of community-based primary care and specialty locations, with a strong emphasis on nursing excellence reflected in four Magnet designation awards. The hospital also engages in advocacy at local and national levels and relies on donors to fund services. Its goal is to improve children’s health by advancing pediatric medicine and ensuring access to high-quality care and support for families.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$3.4M
Headquarters
Washington DC, United States
Founded
1870

Recently Posted Jobs

Explore more opportunities at Children's National Hospital

See more jobs