What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Day Center Registered Nurse (RN) - HURST position at Viva Pediatrics?
Join VIVA Pediatrics - Where Passion Meets Purpose!
VIVA Pediatrics is a home health services company with a specialty in private duty nursing, therapy, skilled nursing visits and medical day centers for infants and children. We are committed to providing each patient with an exceptional level of care. Here, you're not just a number, you're a valued member of our patient-centered community. Experience a work environment where quality care triumphs and your voice matters.
We are a Pediatric Day Center for medically fragile special needs children. We provide daily nursing care (M-F, 7:30am-5:00pm) in our facility for children ages birth thru 21 years of age who qualify for skilled nursing services.
A Registered Nurse providing services on behalf of a center will have at least the
following qualifications and experience:
- a valid RN license under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 301, with no disciplinary action
- valid certifications in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation and Basic First Aid; and one year of pediatric specialty experience with emphasis on medically and technologically dependent minors, obtained within the previous five years
A Registered Nurse providing services on behalf of a center will be responsible for the following:
- maintaining compliance with the standards of nursing practice and delegation;
- developing a minor's plan of care;
- providing nursing interventions that includes parental training, information, and education to increase a parent's confidence and competence in caring for a minor;
- coordinating services with other service providers;
- monitoring the ongoing physical and developmental growth of a minor;
- having knowledge of access to available community resources;
- participating on the IDT and in the IDT meetings regarding a minor's plan of care and progress;
- administering medication, intravenous infusions, parenteral feeding, and other specialized treatments; monitoring and documenting the effect of medications, therapies, and progress in accordance with accepted standards of professional practice;
- communicating findings to a minor's prescribing physician and the center's nursing director; and
- supervising the center’s direct care staff independently, and for three months after completion of the competency evaluation.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Cell Phone Reimbursement
- Flexible schedule
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Voluntary insurance (accident & critical illness)
Join us at VIVA Pediatrics, where your career is more than a job - it's a journey of growth, support, and purpose. Apply now and be a part of a team that's making a difference, one child at a time!