PICU Pediatric Critical Care Float RN
Portland, OR
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days

PICU Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Overview

• Location: Portland, Oregon
• Facility type: Children's hospital
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start dates: 12/2 and 12/16
• Shift: Day shift, 3x12 hours (7:00 to 19:30)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Weekends: Minimum of every third weekend, with an occasional extra weekend shift as needed

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Oregon
• Pediatric Critical Care Float experience of at least 1 year, with experience within the last year
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• NIHSS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care) experience
• Experience with Epic

Float and Cancellation Terms

• Refusing to float as requested will result in contract cancellation.
• Travelers are expected to float within a site and across the system.
• Any assigned education must be completed within one week of assignment.
• Shifts must be cancelled at least 1.5 hours before start time.
• Low census: personnel may be mandatorily cancelled one shift per two weeks without cause or penalty.

Background and Credentialing

• Criminal background check with a 7-year search, including SSN trace, nationwide and county searches, sex offender registry, federal searches, and FACIS L3. International searches are required if applicable.
• Washington State WATCH search is required for Washington facilities only.
• Primary source verification of the state license is required, if applicable.
• Two professional references (supervisory level or above, or charge nurse), within 3 years of start.
• Competency exam for all clinical candidates.
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam for RNs.
• Review of facility policies and procedures before start.
• Signed floating acknowledgement.
• Compliance checklist completed and sent to the facility.

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year prior to start (not required annually).
• Tdap vaccine within 10 years of start, or a signed declination. Td is not accepted.
• Negative TB test (PPD, Qgold, or T-spot) within 1 year prior to start, or a negative chest X-ray if previously positive.
• TB questionnaire required annually.
• Immunity to measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella by titer or two vaccine doses, with declination options for low titers.
• Hepatitis B immunity by titer and a 3-dose series, or a signed declination.
• Negative drug screen within 12 months of start.
• Flu vaccine or signed declination required between 10/1 and 3/31, updated annually.
• COVID vaccine documentation or declination.
• Respirator medical clearance (RespSafety) annually, unless the candidate will have no patient interaction.

Work Environment

• Scrubs: any color except black and camo.
• Free parking in unrestricted spaces.