PICU Critical Care Float RN
Atlanta, Georgia
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite

Registered Nurse - PICU

Location: Atlanta, Georgia Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night (3x12 hours), 19:00 to 7:00 Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week Start: ASAP starts only Ratio: 1:2 patient ratio

Required Qualifications

• Valid, active Georgia RN license
• Critical Care Float experience of at least 1 year, completed within the last year
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience working with Level I trauma patients
• Experience with typical ICU drips, medications, and vasopressors
• PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care) experience
• NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care) experience
• CVPICU experience

Preferred

• Copy of professional license (preferred, not required)

Float Scope

• Candidates float between the ICUs: NICU (Level IV), TICU, PICU, and CICU
• The client seeks RNs who have completed full assignments or full-time positions in each ICU, not only PICU float experience
• If there is no ICU need, candidates may be asked to float to general care areas

Not Required

• NRP
• TNCC

Onboarding and Compliance

• Government-issued photo ID, Social Security card, and E-Verify (or attestation)
• Background check within 30 days of start, including SSN trace, statewide, county, nationwide, and sex offender searches; 7-year criminal check within a year of start; EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• 10-panel drug test with nicotine (cotinine), within 60 days of start; instant tests not accepted
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Tdap vaccine (declinations and exemptions not accepted)
• Negative TB test (QuantiFERON or T-spot) within 3 months of start; PPD not accepted; chest X-ray required if previously positive
• Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B titers or vaccinations, with boosters required for negative results
• Annual influenza vaccination documentation; no exemptions accepted
• N95 fit test within 12 months of start (3M mask, specific sizes); a PAPR accommodation request may be submitted if the traveler cannot pass the fit test, though review can take up to two weeks
• Nursys verification
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam and general competency exam
• Two clinical references
• Completed employment application and resume
• Skills checklist, updated annually
• Confidentiality and security agreement (for call candidates, signed before start)
• OSHA, HIPAA, and Joint Commission annual training