Description:

Registered Nurse (RN) – Full Time (Lake Park PPEC)

Location: Lake Park, FL
Schedule:

• Open availability from Monday to Saturday 

• Rotating Saturdays (when needed)

About Us

Tender Care is a Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) center providing skilled nursing and developmental support to medically fragile children in a warm, collaborative environment. We are looking for compassionate, reliable RNs who love pediatrics and thrive in a team-based setting.

Position Summary

The full-time RN provides direct nursing care, developmental support, and clinical oversight to pediatric patients in our center-based setting. This role includes assessments, medication administration, parent education, and collaboration with LPNs, CNA's, and leadership to ensure high-quality care.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide primary nursing care including treatments, medications, assessments, feeding, respiratory treatments, and other physician-ordered interventions within RN scope

• Conduct physical and developmental assessments; document all findings accurately

• Administer medications via oral, g-tube, IV therapy, and phlebotomy as ordered

• Provide developmental, psychosocial, and caregiver teaching and support

• Supervise LPNs and DCPs in daily care tasks such as ADLs, positioning, diapering, feeding, and hygiene

• Ensure safe, proper use of patient equipment and supplies

• Maintain strict confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA, OSHA, and infection control standards

• Follow each patient's individualized Plan of Care and report concerns to ADON/DON

• Support a safe, positive, and nurturing environment for children

• May act as Charge Nurse when DON is absent

• Complete daily assigned tasks and assist with other duties as directed

Qualifications

Requirements

• Clear and unrestricted Florida RN License

• CPR Certification

• Ability to pass Level 2 AHCA Background Screening - https://info.flclearinghouse.com

• Ability to comply with Drug-Free Workplace Policy

• Strong patience, professionalism, multitasking, and communication abilities

• Ability to read, understand, and follow written and verbal instructions

• Ability to lift 40 lbs and assist with mobility needs (standing, bending, transferring, pushing wheelchairs)

Preferred

• Two years of pediatric nursing experience (preferred, not required)

• Experience with Microsoft programs and electronic documentation

Working Conditions

• Indoor/outdoor childcare clinical environment

• Exposure to emergent situations, noisy environments, and biohazardous materials

• May require riding in a transport van and participating in outdoor play as needed

Why Join Tender Care?

• Supportive clinical leadership

• Predictable daytime schedule

• Mission-driven environment focused on helping medically fragile children thrive

• Opportunity to grow into higher-responsibility roles (Charge Nurse, ADON)

Contact us at 352-890-3529 for more details!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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