PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care

Opportunity:

RN - PICU

Job Details:

• Night shift position working 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• Schedule is 3x12s or 4x12s with 36 hours per week guaranteed
• 13-week contract with 7 openings available
• Patient ratio of 2:1 on days, nights, and weekends
• Weekend coverage required
• Minimum 1 year of experience in a Pediatric ICU required
• Must have at least 1 year of experience as a travel nurse - first-time travelers will not be accepted
• Required certifications: BLS (AHA only), ACLS (AHA only), and PALS - RQI certifications will not be accepted
• Charting experience in Epic required
• Trauma Level I experience required
• Must have both a Missouri or compact license and a Kansas License - Kansas License may be pending at start but must have documentation of application
• Medication/dosage test administered during first week requiring 100% to pass with 3 attempts allowed
• Scrub color must be any kid-friendly color or pattern
• Free parking available with permit
• Skills required include care of ventilated patients, ICP monitoring, interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Care for patients across age groups including neonates, infants, pediatrics, and adolescents
• Manage complex diagnoses including acute respiratory distress syndrome, congenital heart disease, septic shock, brain injury, diabetic ketoacidosis, status asthmaticus, and solid organ transplantation
• Provide advanced illness management utilizing nursing process and scientific principles for critically ill pediatric patients
• Continuously monitor critically ill patients and respond to changes in clinical status
• Provide patient and family education and advocate for the complex needs of critically ill children
• Coordinate patient care with multidisciplinary team including IV teams, respiratory services, pharmacy, physical therapy, and rapid response teams
• May float between the main Kansas City campus and the sister hospital located in Overland Park, KS approximately 12 miles southwest