Travel Nurse RN - PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
Rapid City, SD
TNAA TotalMed RN
4x12 hrs, Rotating
Referral Bonus

UNIT:  PICU

Experience required: 1.5 years PICU RN experience

Required Certifications: BLS, PALS, NIHSS

General Information: 

Beds: 15 bed Pediatric Unit; 5 Bed PICU

Will accept a 1st time traveler only if greater than 2 years of experience

Patient Types:

Will work through both Gen Peds and PICU

Pediatrics: Patients 0-18 years of age and adult overflow (stable medical – s/p appendectomy, s/p cholecystectomy, cellulitis, etc.). The diagnosis of these patients varies from respiratory illness, diabetes, septicemia, cellulitis, hyperbilirubinemia, neglect/abuse, mental health, trauma, neurology, and general surgeries. The general surgeries may include ear/nose/throat, gastrointestinal, urological, orthopedics, neurosurgery, and trauma.

PICU: Patients 0-18 years of age requiring critical or intensive care services. The most common disease entities you may care for in our Advanced Care Pediatrics Unit include but are not limited to: acute and chronic respiratory insufficiency, circulatory failure, infectious diseases leading to major organ system dysfunction, endocrine and metabolic disorders, neurologic diseases, toxic ingestions/exposures, trauma, hematologic and oncologic disease.

Patient Ratios:

General Pediatrics - 1:5

PICU: 1:1-2

Skills required:

Physical assessment of patients, ages 0 – Adult

Evaluate patient symptoms and associated vital signs

Administer medications as prescribed

Educate patients and families on plan of care

Proficient use of EPIC charting system

PICU experience – ability to titrate drips and care for the mechanically ventilated patient.