Travel Nurse RN - PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
Kalispell, MT
TotalMed RN
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

UNIT: PICU 
Beds: 18 beds total - 6 bed PICU, 12 MedSurg Peds; interchangeable.
Minimum Years of Experience required? 2+ years PICU experience. If traveler went straight into PICU out of school, need minimum 3 years.
Will you accept a first-time traveler? No

Required Certs:  BLS, PALS, ACLS

Technology/Equipment:
EMR: Meditech
IV Pump: Baxter
Med dispensing: Pyxis
Syringe pumps: Medfusion
PCA: Alaris
Floating: Could float to NICU and Postpartum for lower acuity patients. If floating to Postpartum, could care for couplets (mom and babies). Couplets are 6+ hours post-delivery. Will only care for stable couplets. NO laboring moms.
Can get extra orientation if floating here
Orientation (facility and unit):
NEO – on Tuesdays
1 shift on the unit; ok with an additional shift if needed

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
Respiratory: high flow, CPAP, BiPAP, vent, fresh and established trachs, RSV, asthma, Covid, flu
Medical: MIS-C, new onset diabetes with insulin drips, chronically ill, oncology (will not give chemo)
Surgical: appys, g-tubes, ENT, bowel obstruction, broken bones
Trauma: falls, MVAs, drownings, ski accidents, only pediatric neurosurgeon in MT
Neuro: EVDs (required), shunts, bolts, cranies, Chiari malformation, epilepsy, seizures, 24h EEGs. Only pediatric neurosurgeon on MT here
Cardiac: no cardiac surgeries or interventions. Will see medically managed congenital defect, abnormal rhythm.
No dialysis, CRRT, ECMO, transplants, major burns

Patient Ratios:
PICU: 1:1-2
Peds MedSurg: 1:3-4

Skills required:
Experience with above patients
Starting IVs, foleys, dressing changes, wound vacs, vent/trach management, suctioning, G/GJ tube management, tube feeds, chest tubes, epidurals, PCAs, critical drip management, discharging skills
Will work PICU and MedSurg peds both
Schedule cycle: self-scheduling for 6-week schedule. Requirement is for 5 weekend shifts in a 6-week schedule.
Weekend rotation: 5 weekend shifts required in a 6-week schedule
Holiday Expectations: Will be assigned “holiday group”: 1 summer/1 winter holiday. Will be day before and day of holiday.
Any color scrubs, “child friendly”, no graphics or designs unless child friendly designs. Jackets and vests ok

Parking: Free, parking lot