PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care

Opportunity:

RN - PICU

Job Details:

• 12-hour night shifts, 3 shifts per week from 6:45 PM to 7:15 AM
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend or 6 weekend shifts per 6-week scheduling block
• Must work at least 1 holiday per 13-week contract
• Facility may call off 1 shift per 2 weeks
• All RTO, block, and special scheduling requests must be submitted upfront; blocked scheduling can be accommodated
• EPIC charting system experience required
• Required certifications: PALS, BLS
• Minimum 1 year of PICU experience required
• Ventilator experience required, including interpretation and treatment of dysrhythmias
• Patient population: Neonates through adolescents, ages newborn to 17, and in certain instances up to age 21 depending on diagnosis
• Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:2 for ICU level of care; ratio may be higher if downgrades are present in the unit
• Special procedures include use of oscillators, ventilators, BiPAP, CPAP, and high flow nasal cannula
• Experience with arterial lines, central venous lines, PICC lines, and PIVs required
• Patient diagnoses include trauma, DKA, asthma, neurologic diagnoses (ICP, ventriculostomy), seizures, post-op care, hematology/oncology, and other childhood illnesses
• Sedation support for EEGs and other procedures as needed
• May float to sister pediatric floor unit during low census or high need periods
• Teamwork and communication skills are of the utmost importance in this small unit
• Special equipment includes Alaris pumps, oscillators, ventilators, BiPAP, CPAP, and high flow nasal cannula