Registered Nurse II-Allergy at Nemours in Jacksonville, Florida

Job Description:

Primary Function:

The RN II provides and coordinates nursing care in partnership with the child and family and other community resources that is individualized to meet the child or family's unique needs and situation. The RN II considers individual, cultural, ethnic, and religious values and beliefs in planning and delivering evidence based care to both individual children and also the disease specific population, by providing pertinent teaching, coordination, continuity of care and consultation with appropriate community resources

The RN II works collaboratively to empower children and their families to make informed decisions regarding their health care, including health promotion, prevention of disease or complications, and attainment of a peaceful death when applicable. The degree of participation by the child and family will vary based upon preference and ability, and in the case of the child, upon age, developmental abilities, and cognitive understanding of the plan of care.

Clinical skills:

• Perform allergy shots.
• Perform allergy skin testing
• Intradermal allergy testing to medications and venoms
• Perform patch testing.
• Teach basic information on asthma, food allergy, eczema and nasal allergy to patients.
• Phone triage and escalate patient concerns to provider if needed.

• BSN required
• Certified in BCLS from AHA
• Licensed as a RN in state of Florida
• Minimum of one years clinical pediatric experience