Travel Nurse

Soliant Health is seeking a travel nurse RN PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

UNIT IS LOOKING FOR 26-WEEK CONTRACTS!!! May be open to 48hr/week guarantee as well - please confirm with CRT

? About Facility:

? 247 Licensed Beds

? Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center

? Teaching Hospital

? Chest Pain Center

? Certified Stroke Center

? Unit Information:

o Beds: 24; 21-23 patient census on average

o Required Experience: 2 years of strong high acuity Pediatric ICU experience – must be comfortable in a high acuity, fast paced environment

o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes

? Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

o Respiratory, Trauma (which includes penetrating and non-accidental trauma, NAT), DKA, Seizures, Neurosurgical, Acute/Chronic Renal Failure, Orthopedic, Surgical, Transplants (Kidney and whole/partial Liver), complex Medical, Blood Disorders

? Patient Ratios:

o RN: Varies on acuity: 2:1, 1:1, 1:2

? Required Licensure & Certifications:

o RN: BLS, PALS

? Skills required:

o EPIC experience, experience with Artic Sun, EVDs, Camino device (ICP and temp monitoring device), Belmont Rapid Infuser, management of critical care vasoactive drip titration, management of invasive lines – ART lines/CVP, aseptic and sterile techniques, basic dressing changes, ventilator and trach management, HOFV management, oral/nasal suctioning, g-tube/j-tube management, feeding tubes, chest tubes, epidurals, PCAs, sedation and analgesic drip management, Foley insertion and management, Alaris & Medfusion pump management, bedside procedures with providers, discharge skills, CRRT experience

o Ability/Competency to float to Pediatric CVICU – discussed during interview

? Support within the Department:

o CNA - 1 Health Care tech per day to support unit secretary duties and nursing support needs throughout the shift (runners, bathing, etc.)

o Unit Secretary every shift

o Charge nurse, 24/7

o Phlebotomy, 24/7

o IV/VAT Team, 24/7

o Resource Nurse

o RT, 24/7

o Intensivist, 24/7

o Residents, in house

o APP, in house

o Telemetry monitoring Tech? No

? Centralized and bedside monitoring

? Technology/Equipment:

o EMR: EPIC

o IV Pump: Alaris and Medfusion syringe pumps

o Med dispensing: Omnicell

o Monitors: Phillips

o Equipment: Belmont Rapid Infuser, Accuvein, PIV Ultrasound, Artic Sun, Camino, EV-1000 Vigileo, I-stat and Accuryn

? Floating: If yes, where?

o Pediatric CVICU, NICU, Neonatal PCU, Gen Peds – will float as needed

? Orientation (facility and unit):

o NEO

o 2 days departmental

? Scheduling:

o No call for travelers, if the PICU cannot utilize them, they may be floated to PCVICU, Peds Progressive, NICU or general Peds units within LCH

o RTO: Manager approval

o Schedule cycle: every 6 weeks

? Other notes:

o Scrub Color: Navy

o Parking: Free? Yes

o Unit Culture: Teamwork, Trust, Accountability, Respect, compassionately hard working

Soliant Health Job ID #9437590. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

About Soliant Health

With Soliant, you become part of something big. We believe that together, we’re better. Soliant fosters an environment of giving – of our time and resources – to the communities we serve. We do our part corporately by providing our healthcare professionals with unmatched career opportunities, compensation and personalized service that goes beyond job placement. Our healthcare professionals are then free to enrich the communities in which they live, volunteering or giving where their hearts lead them. We’re a different kind of healthcare staffing agency. We build communities of care wherever we are – on the job and in the neighborhoods in which we live.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• 401k retirement plan
• License and certification reimbursement