Travel Nurse RN - PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
Summerville, SC
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Unit Specifics:

-          Number of Beds : 6

-          Patient Ratios : Dependent on acuity; 1:1, 1:3

-          Unit staffing description- (unit secretaries and tech availability) : 2 RN’s minimum

-          Type of equipment : Central monitoring, Alaris pumps

-          Documentation system: Meditech

-          Scheduling requirements: 12 hr nightshifts x3, rotating weekends

-          Floating policy: Lev 2 nursery or Well nursery for baby assignment (Census has been full for several months)

-          Patient Experience requirements: Focus now is teamwork; Bedside shift report an expectation

Hiring profile

Requested Skill Set: PICU including experience with ventilators

Must have:

 Provide age-appropriate care to children admitted in pediatrics

Advanced skills needed:

-          Obtain patients’ histories and ensure that they are filed properly

-          Consult with doctors and members of healthcare teams to comprehend patients’ medical issues and evaluate and implement care plans

-           Monitor patients’ vitals such as blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing and initiative corrective action on an immediate basis

-          Follow cardiac and respiratory monitor readings such as EKG and O2 stats and communicate observations to doctors on duty

-          Track urine output and insert catheters and start IVs

-           Administer infusions and monitor special equipment such as ventilators to assess patients’ conditions

Procedures performed on unit:  

-          IV placement

-          Assist with lumbar punctures

-          Assist with bedside sedation for I&D’s

-          Assisting with intubation and central line placements

Certifications Required:

       -BLS, PALS