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(Archived) Pediatric Registered Nurse
Job Description
The Pediatric Registered Nurse will administer skilled nursing care for maternal/child clients in their place of residence, coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, patient/family and referring agency; and assumes the responsibility for coordination of care.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate or Baccalaureate School of Nursing.
- Current Texas State license as a Registered Nurse, current Texas Driver’s License.
- Minimum one-year experience as a Registered Nurse in a clinical care pediatric setting, home health experience preferred.
- Nursing skills as defined as generally accepted standards of practice and pediatric competency.
- Proof of current CPR, and Hepatitis consent/declination.
- Reliable transportation and valid auto liability insurance.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
- Works in patients’ home in various conditions, possible exposure to blood and bodily fluids and infectious diseases, the ability to work a flexible schedule, the ability to travel locally, some exposure to unpleasant weather, PRN emergency call.