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Pediatric RN: Decatur, Illinois

Location: Decatur, Illinois Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 13 weeks Unit: 11 rooms, 16 beds Facility: Acute care hospital, Level II Trauma center, 372 staffed beds

Schedule

Shift: Nights, 18:00 to 06:30 (3 x 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week)
Weekends: Works every other weekend
Block schedule: Open to accommodating requests; discuss with manager
On-call: Not required
RTO restrictions: Ideally no more than 5 days
Guaranteed hours: The client may call off up to 36 hours per 13-week assignment. Hours cancelled beyond this limit are billed. Being placed on-call in lieu of a call-off counts as a called-off shift.

Experience and Clinical Scope

Floating: Will float within scope as needed to meet facility needs
Minimum experience: 2 years
First-time travelers: Accepted
Locals: Accepted, no radius restriction
Required work setting experience: Pediatric MedSurg; Pediatric Step Down/Telemetry
Required skills:
- Endocrine/metabolic: hyperbilirubinemia, insulin administration
- GI: breastfeeding support and handling of breast milk, feedings (bottle, breast, gavage), oral/nasogastric tube placement
- IV therapy/phlebotomy: peripheral line care and management, starting and maintaining IVs
- Medications/emergency: pediatric dosage calculations
- Respiratory: oral/nasal suctioning, oxygen delivery systems
- Professional: infection prevention, isolation precautions, wound assessment and care

Required Qualifications

Valid RN license in Illinois
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Pediatric Med Surg experience: 2 years of experience, with experience within the last year
Stepdown experience
Telemetry experience
BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification issued by the American Heart Association
Required Gastrointestinal Case Skills/Experience: breastfeeding support and handling of breast milk
Required Gastrointestinal Case Skills/Experience: placement of oral/nasogastric tubes
Required IV Therapy/Phlebotomy Skills/Experience: peripheral line care and management
Required IV Therapy/Phlebotomy Skills/Experience: starting and maintaining IVs
Required Medications/Emergency Medication Skills/Experience: pediatric dosage calculations

Onboarding and Compliance

Background check: Completed within 30 days of start, covering the past 7 years, with annual updates; includes SSN trace, national criminal, national sex offender, and FACIS Level 3 checks
Other background checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG within 30 days before start; Illinois state searches (Department of Corrections, Child Murderer/Violent Offender Against Youth, Most Wanted) within 30 days of start
Education verification: Initial degree verification required
Health records:
- Physical within 1 year of start, signed by an eligible provider
- 9-panel drug screen within 30 days of start; dilute results require a second screen
- TB test (2-step PPD, TSPOT, or Qgold) within 1 year, plus an annual TB questionnaire
- MMR (rubeola, mumps, rubella), hepatitis B, and varicella immunity or declination
- Influenza vaccination or approved exemption by 11/30
Fit testing: Required; acceptable masks are 3M 1860 (small or regular), 1870, or 1870+. PAPR users do not need clearance documentation. Cannot be completed on site.
Competencies: Competency exam and skills checklist
Other:
- Badge photo due by the Monday before start
- Code of conduct signed within 7 days of contract signing
- Computer-based learning modules completed by 4 pm CST on the first day of orientation
- Parking permit required (form completed during orientation)
- Scrubs: any solid color