Pediatric ER RN
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton Children's Hospital

Registered Nurse - Pediatric ER

Location: Dayton, Ohio Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day, 3x12 hours (7:00 - 19:00) Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week Scrubs: Navy scrubs, with navy or black scrub pants

Role Overview

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care using the standards of care and standards of professional performance set by the American Nurses Association and the Ohio Board of Nursing. The RN works with an interdisciplinary team to promote the patient's and family's optimal health, based on detailed assessment of patient and family needs. The RN also helps create a patient- and family-focused environment and adapts to a rapidly changing census.

Required Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted, valid RN license in Ohio
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• 2 years of Pediatric ER (Emergency Room) experience
• Pediatric ER (Emergency Room) experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by American Heart Association
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association

Assignment Details

• Patient load: 1-4 patients, based on acuity and unit
• Float scope: Float across all ED sites (Main and Crisis Center), inpatient units when necessary, and South ED when staffing requires. The Mental Health Crisis Center is part of the ED RN rotation.
• Cooperative staffing: If ED census is low, the RN must float to Specialty Pediatric Units (Med/Surg), PICU, NICU, or the Transitional Care Unit.

Health and Background Requirements

• Physical exam: Initial exam, updated annually, attesting to the ability to meet the physical demands of the position. If it expires during the assignment, an update is not required as long as the traveler continuously works.
• Drug screen: 10-panel drug screen completed and resulted before start. Must be updated after breaks in service of 2 or more months. Not required annually.
• Vaccinations and titers:

  • Tdap is required, with no declinations, exemptions, or waivers.
  • MMR (measles, mumps, rubella): titer or 2 adult MMR vaccines. Negative or equivocal titers require 2 booster vaccines at least 28 days apart; the traveler may start with the 2nd booster pending.
  • Varicella: titer or 2 adult vaccines, with the same booster rule as MMR.
  • Hepatitis B: titer, vaccine series, or declination (declination requires the facility-specific form).
• Flu: Vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (10/01 - 03/31). Declinations are not accepted. Exemption documentation and vaccination attestation must be on file by 10/31, or the traveler is at risk of removal from the schedule.
• TB: Negative TB Spot or Q-Gold is preferred. A negative PPD within one year is also acceptable, updated annually. A past positive requires a clear chest X-ray within 5 years of start and an annual TB questionnaire.
• Criminal background check: 7-year check, updated annually. Must cover all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years. Facility reviews hits on a case-by-case basis; DUIs may be acceptable, felonies are usually not, and any hits on a nursing license must be reviewed.
• Exclusion checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, completed within 30 days of start and updated at each renewal or extension.
• Fingerprinting: BCI and FBI fingerprint attestation is completed onsite on the first day of orientation. Ohio law requires fingerprinting onsite. The traveler may start with results pending.
• Identification and work authorization: Government-issued photo ID must be carried during all service hours. E-Verify proof or attestation is required.

Application and References

• Application: Must include 2 years of prior work history and be uploaded to file.
• References: Proof of 2 clinical references (a hospital evaluation is also accepted).