Children's National Medical Center
Registered Nurse I 4Main Medical Unit (New Graduate Nurse August Start Date)
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
Job Description
Registered Nurse I 4Main Medical Unit (New Graduate Nurse August Start Date) - (26000022)
Program Overview The 12‑month Pediatric Nurse Residency Program, also known as our Transition to Practice Program (TPP), provides the nurse resident with an opportunity to transition into the role of a professional nurse under the guidance and support of our clinical nursing staff, nurse educators and program facilitators.
The program includes a Human Resources orientation, a Unit‑Based orientation, and acute and critical care tracks. The acute care track includes nurse residents from inpatient acute care, radiology, psychiatry and peri‑operative services.
Institutional Context Children’s National Hospital, based in Washington, D.C., celebrates 155 years of pediatric care, research, and commitment to community. It is among the nation’s top 10 children’s hospitals, highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report, and has been designated four times in a row as a Magnet® hospital.
Unit Description The 4 Main Medical Unit is a fast‑paced 22‑bed unit that provides patient‑family‑centered care to acute and chronically ill infants, children and adolescents. Patients have a wide variety of medical diagnoses including RSV, bronchiolitis, asthma, pneumonia, croup, Kawasaki, hyperbilirubinemia, s/p T&A, lymphadenitis, cellulitis and gastroenteritis. The average length of stay ranges from 12 to 72 hours. Multidisciplinary collaboration among medical teams and nursing staff is vital to delivering safe care.
Professional Practice Framework All nursing practice is based on the legal scope of practice, national and specialty nursing standards, Children’s National Policies and Procedures, and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Professional Model of Care requires registered professional nurses to be responsible and accountable for their own practice.
Qualifications BSN (Preferred)
Minimum Work Experience: new graduate nurse
Required Skills/Knowledge: The licensed Registered Nurse will successfully complete the hospital and nursing orientation at Children’s National. Keep knowledge base current with new information or changes in specialty area.
Required Licenses and Certifications: Registered Nurse in District of Columbia (required); Cardio‑Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); additional state licensure (Maryland or Virginia) depending on location of practice.
Functional Accountabilities – Transformational Leadership
Contribute to Magnet re‑designation through independent updating of professional profile and initiation of council involvement, committees, task forces and community outreach.
Demonstrate critical thinking skills by problem solving appropriately during patient care.
Communicate to reflect development of plan of care and ability to advocate to meet patients’ needs.
Independently initiate escalation of issues utilizing chain of command.
Demonstrate proper use of the currently identified hand‑off processes.
Demonstrate a collegial and respectful relationship with ancillary staff.
Participate in implementing change and support management decisions.
Role model behavior that reflects empathy, concern and a desire to help others.
Structural Empowerment
Independently maintain regulatory requirements e.g., license, BLS.
Plan for attendance at mandatory education and professional activities to enhance nursing practice.
Demonstrate professional review of peers through timely participation in evaluations.
Seek out opportunities to participate in enhancing departmental goals by ensuring adherence to national safety standards and service excellence standards; support advancement of education and certification as well.
Collaborate with members of the healthcare team and role model professional behavior and teamwork with coworkers.
Utilize resources as needed and know when to escape to next level.
Exemplary Professional Practice
Utilize assessment data gathered from patient and family to ensure completion of data base and plan of care within identified timeframes.
Demonstrate clinical skills with complex patients that reflect analysis of patient status and appropriate interventions.
Role model skill in prioritization and organization for complex patient with rapidly changing needs.
Documentation exemplifies adherence to the highest standards of practice.
Anticipate and proactively plan for educational needs verified with patient and family throughout the hospital/outpatient stay and prior to discharge.
Role model organizational skills, adjust for changes and is able to complete assignment on time.
Demonstrated Caring
Demonstrate caring in all encounters with patient and family as evidenced by feedback from parents and an increase in patient satisfaction scores.
Safety
Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance.
Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation.
Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation.
Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication.
Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co‑workers.
Attend carefully to important details – practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self‑check behavior and performance.
Primary Location District of Columbia – Washington
Job Posting January 12, 2026, 5:00:00 AM
Shift Rotating – 12‑hour shifts
Work Schedule Full Time, Dental, Extended, 12‑hour shifts
EEO Statement Children’s National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here. The pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your Rights Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.
Drug‑Free Workplace Policy Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a drug‑free work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances by all staff. Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug‑free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.
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Program Overview The 12‑month Pediatric Nurse Residency Program, also known as our Transition to Practice Program (TPP), provides the nurse resident with an opportunity to transition into the role of a professional nurse under the guidance and support of our clinical nursing staff, nurse educators and program facilitators.
The program includes a Human Resources orientation, a Unit‑Based orientation, and acute and critical care tracks. The acute care track includes nurse residents from inpatient acute care, radiology, psychiatry and peri‑operative services.
Institutional Context Children’s National Hospital, based in Washington, D.C., celebrates 155 years of pediatric care, research, and commitment to community. It is among the nation’s top 10 children’s hospitals, highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report, and has been designated four times in a row as a Magnet® hospital.
Unit Description The 4 Main Medical Unit is a fast‑paced 22‑bed unit that provides patient‑family‑centered care to acute and chronically ill infants, children and adolescents. Patients have a wide variety of medical diagnoses including RSV, bronchiolitis, asthma, pneumonia, croup, Kawasaki, hyperbilirubinemia, s/p T&A, lymphadenitis, cellulitis and gastroenteritis. The average length of stay ranges from 12 to 72 hours. Multidisciplinary collaboration among medical teams and nursing staff is vital to delivering safe care.
Professional Practice Framework All nursing practice is based on the legal scope of practice, national and specialty nursing standards, Children’s National Policies and Procedures, and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Professional Model of Care requires registered professional nurses to be responsible and accountable for their own practice.
Qualifications BSN (Preferred)
Minimum Work Experience: new graduate nurse
Required Skills/Knowledge: The licensed Registered Nurse will successfully complete the hospital and nursing orientation at Children’s National. Keep knowledge base current with new information or changes in specialty area.
Required Licenses and Certifications: Registered Nurse in District of Columbia (required); Cardio‑Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); additional state licensure (Maryland or Virginia) depending on location of practice.
Functional Accountabilities – Transformational Leadership
Contribute to Magnet re‑designation through independent updating of professional profile and initiation of council involvement, committees, task forces and community outreach.
Demonstrate critical thinking skills by problem solving appropriately during patient care.
Communicate to reflect development of plan of care and ability to advocate to meet patients’ needs.
Independently initiate escalation of issues utilizing chain of command.
Demonstrate proper use of the currently identified hand‑off processes.
Demonstrate a collegial and respectful relationship with ancillary staff.
Participate in implementing change and support management decisions.
Role model behavior that reflects empathy, concern and a desire to help others.
Structural Empowerment
Independently maintain regulatory requirements e.g., license, BLS.
Plan for attendance at mandatory education and professional activities to enhance nursing practice.
Demonstrate professional review of peers through timely participation in evaluations.
Seek out opportunities to participate in enhancing departmental goals by ensuring adherence to national safety standards and service excellence standards; support advancement of education and certification as well.
Collaborate with members of the healthcare team and role model professional behavior and teamwork with coworkers.
Utilize resources as needed and know when to escape to next level.
Exemplary Professional Practice
Utilize assessment data gathered from patient and family to ensure completion of data base and plan of care within identified timeframes.
Demonstrate clinical skills with complex patients that reflect analysis of patient status and appropriate interventions.
Role model skill in prioritization and organization for complex patient with rapidly changing needs.
Documentation exemplifies adherence to the highest standards of practice.
Anticipate and proactively plan for educational needs verified with patient and family throughout the hospital/outpatient stay and prior to discharge.
Role model organizational skills, adjust for changes and is able to complete assignment on time.
Demonstrated Caring
Demonstrate caring in all encounters with patient and family as evidenced by feedback from parents and an increase in patient satisfaction scores.
Safety
Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance.
Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation.
Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation.
Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication.
Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co‑workers.
Attend carefully to important details – practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self‑check behavior and performance.
Primary Location District of Columbia – Washington
Job Posting January 12, 2026, 5:00:00 AM
Shift Rotating – 12‑hour shifts
Work Schedule Full Time, Dental, Extended, 12‑hour shifts
EEO Statement Children’s National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here. The pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your Rights Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.
Drug‑Free Workplace Policy Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a drug‑free work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances by all staff. Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug‑free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.
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