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The pediatric tele-ICU Nurse plays a critical role in providing advanced nursing care to pediatric patients in a remote setting, ensuring the highest level of care and monitoring for critically ill children. This position involves real-time telehealth interactions and remote monitoring of patients in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The Tele-ICU Nurse collaborates with the onsite healthcare team to provide pediatric patients with continuous monitoring, assessment, and support. The Johns Hopkins Hospital- The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is a 28-bed unit that provides comprehensive medical and surgical intensive care for children from birth to 21 years old. The PICU is Maryland’s only Level 1 pediatric trauma center and state-designated pediatric burn ICU for children up to 15 years of age. Medical diagnoses include respiratory failure, metabolic disorders, seizure disorders, multiorgan failure, shock, toxic ingestions, and neonatal and pediatric ECMO. Surgeries include extensive general, cardiac, thoracic, orthopedic, and neurologic procedures. Click here to learn more about the PICU!

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Key Responsibilities:

• Remote Patient Monitoring: Monitor patients in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit through telehealth technology, ensuring continuous surveillance of vital signs, medical devices, and alarms.
• Assessment and Evaluation: Conduct remote patient assessments, evaluate medical conditions, and promptly report changes to the onsite team.
• Communication: Maintain clear and effective communication with the onsite team, including physicians, nurses, and support staff, to coordinate care, discuss patient status, and provide updates.
• Staff Support: Provide information and support to the novice PICU Staff, addressing their concerns and…
• Documentation: Accurately document patient information, assessments, interventions, and outcomes in the electronic health record system.
• Emergency Response: Be prepared to assist in emergencies, such as code blue or rapid response, by guiding onsite staff through necessary interventions.
• Education: Participate in ongoing training and education to stay current with pediatric critical care practices and telehealth technology

Shifts: 12-hour day/night rotating shift; This position may require flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, to ensure 24/7 coverage in the Pediatric Tele-ICU.

What Awaits You:

• Achievable and Progressive Clinical Ladder to encourage career growth and development
• Tuition Reimbursement - Up to $15,000 per year
• Dependent Child Tuition - Payment for up to 50% of child's tuition and eligible mandatory academic fees at an accredited, degree-granting institution
• Annual Bonuses - Optional Opportunity for up to $2,000 every year through acknowledgment of your professional nursing contributions AND an extra bonus for completing activities that benefit your health throughout the year!
• Click here to learn more about our benefits!

Who Should Apply:

• Associated degree in nursing required
• Active Maryland or Compact RN license is required
• BLS CPR certification required
• RN work experience required

The job involves working onsite in the Pediatric Tele-ICU Video Monitoring Center

Important Notices:

***Effective January 1st 2022, you must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of your vaccination status as part of your new employee pre-boarding. Exceptions to the COVID-19 vaccination requirement may be granted for medical reasons and religious beliefs. Requests for medical exceptions must be submitted at your occupational health screening. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Johns Hopkins Health System remains committed to providing the highest quality care for our patients and our communities.

***Authorization to Work in the United States: Applicants who require sponsorship now or in the future will not be considered for this position.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.

We are committed to providing a healthy and safe environment for our patients, visitors and staff members. The Johns Hopkins Hospital has a tobacco-free at work policy. Employees must refrain from using any tobacco products during their work shifts — including while at lunch or on breaks, and whether they are on or off campus.