Pediatrics

Opportunity:

RN - Peds

Job Details:

• 12-hour day and night shifts available, working 3x12s for 36 hours per week
• Every other weekend required
• No on-call required
• Patient ratios of 1:3 to 1:4, with surge up to 1:5 (rare)
• Float required to general medical areas as first to float
• Will float within service line to meet facility needs
• Holiday commitment required for either Thanksgiving or Christmas
• Minimum 2 years of experience required; travel experience required
• First-time travelers not accepted
• Required certifications: BLS; PALS or PEARS preferred
• Charting system: Epic (experience required)
• Scrub color: Any color or facility-branded t-shirts/jackets
• Patient age groups include infants, pediatrics, and adolescents
• Care for high acuity patients with diagnoses including pediatric neurology, neurosurgery, neuro rehab, behavioral health, epilepsy, seizure disorders, home vents, traumatic brain injury, shunt revisions, and respiratory illnesses
• Required skills include administration of blood and blood products, anti-seizure medications, central line blood draws, central line/implanted line care, pediatric dosage calculations, tracheostomy care/management, ventilator management, NG tube insertion/management, oral/nasal suctioning, oxygen delivery systems, peripheral line care/management, phlebotomy, starting and maintaining IVs, TPN/lipids, telemetry monitoring, and isolation precautions/PPE
• Interdisciplinary support available including IV teams, physical therapy, respiratory services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and pharmacy