How much does an Childcare and pediatric nurse earn
A Childcare and pediatric nurse earns between $1.909 and $5.541 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.950 and a median salary of $2.856 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.
Our research is based on the salaries of 225 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).
| Monthly Salary | Annual Salary | Salary Per Week | Hourly Salary | |
| Average wage | 2.950 | 35.400 | 738 | 16 |
| 1º Quartile | 1.909 | 22.909 | 477 | 10 |
| Median Salary | 2.856 | 34.272 | 714 | 15 |
| 3º Quartile | 4.226 | 50.713 | 1.057 | 22 |
| Higher Salary | 5.541 | 66.497 | 1.385 | 29 |
Professional job categories
- Science and arts professionals
- professionals of biological sciences, health
- medical professionals, health
- nurses
Related Positions:
Main workplaces
Nurses they work in the areas of health and social services. They carry out activities in public and private companies. The vast majority of nurses are registered, while perfusionists can also act as self-employed and employers. Both work as a team, indoors. Nurses work shifts (day/night), except for professionals who work in the Family Health Strategy, who work only during daytime hours and with a workload determined in a specific ordinance. Perfusionists work irregular hours. Nursing professionals are predominantly female, but the number of male professionals has increased in recent years. They are exposed to biological risks and - with the exception of Health and Occupational Nurses - to toxic materials, radiation, contamination by piercing-cutting materials and stress resulting from dealing with human life. Perfusionists work in uncomfortable positions for long periods and under constant supervision.
What does it take to work in the field of Nurses
The training required for nurses is a bachelor's degree and registration in Corem, while for perfusionists, training in a higher education course in the areas of biological or health sciences and a specialization course of 1400 hours is required. The full exercise of activities, for nurses, occurs after one to two years of professional experience, with the exception of those who work in the Family Health Strategy, where there is no requirement for previous experience. To be an expert in the area, it is recommended that the professional first go through different areas of work and later specialize in one of them. In the case of perfusionists, the full exercise of activities occurs after three to four years of professional experience.
Functions and activities of Childcare and pediatric nurse
Nurses must:
Activities
- participating in the work of multidisciplinary teams;
- operate set of circulatory and ventilatory support;
- notify diseases, injuries and situations of local importance;
- promote comprehensive care;
- check equipment operation;
- discard used material;
- guiding the team for infection control in health units;
- participating in the development of health projects and policies;
- encouraging community participation;
- check the consistency of the nursing record with pathology;
- request exams;
- survey needs and problems;
- check for irregularities related to the assistance provided;
- demonstrate flexibility;
- collaborate with teaching and research entities;
- define territory of action;
- define quality assessment methods;
- demonstrate ability to work in a team;
- developing action projects;
- capture research funds;
- prescribe medication;
- reinfuse residual volume of the circuit;
- facilitate interaction between the acs and ubs professionals;
- defining health promotion strategies for specific situations and groups;
- identify users' needs;
- performing nursing consultations;
- demonstrate negotiation skills;
- confront the situation with information from legislation and standards;
- develop technical and scientific works;
- define actions according to local priorities;
- evaluate performance of subordinates and peers;
- participate in the management of inputs;
- demonstrate self-control;
- request exams;
- mapping area of operation;
- demonstrate ability to provide humanized care;
- monitor the clinical evolution of patients;
- provide direct assistance to critically ill patients;
- analyze the assistance provided by the nursing team;
- developing educational material;
- dismantle cec set;
- participate in planning activities;
- raise research funds;
- submit research results for publication;
- demonstrate sensitivity;
- record observations, care and procedures provided;
- administer medication;
- assemble cec set;
- apply methods for quality assessment;
- preparing reports and documents;
- carry out disease prevention and curative actions;
- demonstrate leadership ability;
- organize study groups;
- perform exams;
- collect data and samples;
- standardize nursing and/or perfusion norms and procedures;
- serving users in ubs, homes or community spaces;
- participating in campaigns to combat health problems;
- demonstrate organization;
- demonstrate ability to listen;
- prescribing medication;
- guiding community participation in educational actions;
- develop continuing education programs;
- activate a multiprofessional health team;
- identify partners and resources available in the community;
- participate in team evaluations;
- demonstrate ability to interpret verbal and non-verbal language;
- monitor work process;
- interpret hemodynamic and laboratory data;
- participating in the planning of actions by community health workers;
- participate in continuing education activities;
- organizing health promotion groups;
- perform an active search for local situations;
- participating in the elaboration of health projects and policies;
- demonstrate ability to adapt to situations;
- registering activities in information systems;
- demonstrate attention ability;
- guiding community participation in educational activities;
- monitor the selection process of nursing and/or perfusion professionals;
- evaluating actions of community health workers;
- updating registration information;
- serve patients/clients at home;
- select materials and equipment;
- demonstrate quick thinking;
- change body temperature;
- calculate drug dosage and arterial flow;
- set goals;
- check stock of blood products and blood components;
- performing more complex procedures;
- define health promotion strategies for specific situations and groups;
- define type of equipment and material;
- diagnose the situation;
- fill equipment with perfusate(prime or priming);
- developing continuing education programs;
- demonstrate manual dexterity;
- participating in worker health programs and campaigns;
- remove circulatory and ventilatory support;
- analyze medical records;
- prescribe nursing actions;
- identify groups, families and individuals exposed to risks;
- confronting the situation with information from legislation and standards;
- evaluate results;
- identify risk areas;
- investigate irregularities related to the assistance provided;
- to be responsible for all services provided to the enrolled population;
- creating procedure strategies;
- perform myocardial protection(cardioplegia);
- analyze data;
- coordinating the care of users;
- setting priorities;
Sectors that hire Childcare and pediatric nurse the most in the job market
- hospital care activities
- service activities in emergency room and hospital units for emergency care
- nursing activities
- manufacture of agricultural pesticides
- human immunization and vaccination services
