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Location: San Francisco, California Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 26 weeks Unit: Pediatrics

12-hour day or night shifts, variable (a combination of days and nights within a 4-week scheduling period)
Day shift: 7:00 to 19:30
Night shift: 19:00 to 7:30
12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
Must be able to work Christmas and New Year's holidays
Must be willing and able to float to multiple locations in the system as needed

Valid RN license in California
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Minimum 2 years of experience in Pediatric PCU (Progressive Care Unit)
Pediatric PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience within the last year
Experience in a teaching hospital setting
Pediatric medical/surgical experience
Pediatric step-down experience
Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association, with original card required during orientation and whenever working
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) issued by the American Heart Association

Background: 7-year criminal check, education verification, and OIG/SAM/exclusion checks, all run within 30 days of start
Competencies: Medication/pharmacology exam (minimum 80%) completed within a year of start; unit-specific competency exam (minimum 80%) within 12 months; Core Parts I–III (minimum 80%) completed within a year and updated annually
Testing: Pass/fail math exam for all RNs; pass/fail telemetry exam on the first day (2 attempts allowed, no calculators)
Health: Physical within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, DO, NP, APRN, or PA; TB screening; drug screen (9-panel, excluding THC) within 30 days of start; measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B immunity documentation; Tdap within the last 10 years; flu vaccine or declination
Fit testing: Fit mask required within 1 year of start and updated annually
History: Two supervisory references from the most recent place of employment; resume covering the last 7 years of work history, with gaps of 30 days or more explained
Other: Facility training modules and cyber security training; COVID-19 vaccination not required, but strongly recommended

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