Pediatric ER RN
Knoxville, TN
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse – Pediatric ER

Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day, 3x12 hours (6:45–19:15) Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week Weekends: Required as needed

Unit Details

• Work setting: Pediatric Emergency Department
• Patient population: Neonates through adolescents
• Rooms/beds: 38/38
• Average daily census: 154
• Visits per day: 150
• Staffing ratio: 1:4
• Unit systems: Omnicell, Meditech, SBAR, IPASS

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Tennessee
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Pediatrics ER - Emergency Room experience (1 year)
• Pediatrics ER - Emergency Room experience within the last year
• BLS certification issued by American Heart Association
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification issued by American Heart Association
• Experience working with Neuro patients
• Experience working with Cardiac patients
• Experience working with Suicidal patients
• Experience with Epic (hard-stop requirement)

Clinical Experience Areas

• Cardiac: Cardiac dysrhythmia interpretation; cardiac anomalies; Kawasaki disease
• Respiratory: O2 administration; airway obstruction; aspiration; chest tube insertion/management; COVID; croup; end-tidal CO2 monitoring; hemo/pneumothorax; ABG interpretation; pneumonia; pulmonary embolism; reactive airway disease; respiratory failure/infection; ventilated patients
• Neuro: Encephalitis; febrile seizures; head injury; lumbar puncture; meningitis; near drowning; seizures
• Psychiatric: Acute psychosis; alcohol/drug overdose; managing violent behavior; suicidal patients
• Shock/Trauma/Burns: Anaphylactic, hypovolemic, and septic shock; Glasgow Coma/Pediatric Trauma Scale
• IV therapy/Phlebotomy: BPA; central line care/management; starting IVs
• Medications: Antiemetics; bronchodilators; inhaled meds; insulin administration; pediatric dosage calculations; procedural sedation administration; steroids
• Infectious disease: Contagious/infectious patients; isolation precautions; oncology patients
• Other: Abdominal pain; gastric tube placement; GI bleed; NG tube insertion; poison ingestion; testicular torsion; UTI; leukemia; ovarian cyst; sexual assault; open/complex fractures

Software Familiarity (Not a Credential)

• Epic experience is a hard-stop requirement and preferred within the last year.

Background, Health, and Documentation Requirements

• Background check: Completed within 1 year of start and updated annually. Must cover all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years, including Social Security trace, counties, nationwide, sex offender, and FACIS Level 3. Instant statewide searches are not acceptable for pending checks. International searches are required if lived or worked internationally in the past 7 years.
• Exclusion screenings: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, required upon hire
• Identification: Government-issued photo ID, carried on person during hours of service; copy of Social Security card; photo for badge
• Physical exam: Physician statement within the last 12 months (not required annually)
• Tdap: Within 10 years of start
• TB: Negative PPD, Q-Gold, or T-SPOT within 1 year of start (not required annually); TB questionnaire annually
• Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella: 2 vaccines or positive titer for each
• Hepatitis B: Series, titer, or declination
• Drug screen: 10-panel within 1 year of start; instant tests acceptable (not required annually)
• Influenza: 2026–27 seasonal vaccination required. Declinations and exemptions are not acceptable. Flu season runs 11/1–4/1, with a deadline of 11/15. Current working candidates may receive the vaccine onsite if needed.
• References: Proof of 2 clinical references; hospital evaluation is acceptable

Application Notes

• All RTO must be included on the initial submittal.