Pediatric ER RN
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton Children's Hospital

Pediatric ER Registered Nurse

Location: Dayton, Ohio Contract Length: 13 weeks Employment Type: Travel/Contract Shift: Day, 3x12 hours (7:00 AM to 7:00 PM) Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week

Role Overview

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care using the standards of the American Nurses Association and the Ohio Board of Nursing. The RN works with an interdisciplinary team to support the health of patients and families, delivers nursing care based on detailed patient and family assessment, and acts as a change agent as census and needs change. The RN cares for 1 to 4 patients based on acuity and the unit, and manages the patient team assigned by the unit.

Required Qualifications

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

Background and Compliance

• Government-issued photo ID required and must be carried during hours of service
• Driver's license or state ID required
• 7-year criminal background check, completed within a year of start and updated annually, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years
• Background hits and license actions are reviewed by the facility. Per the facility, DUIs may be acceptable, felonies are usually not, and any hits on a nursing license need review.
• E-Verify proof or attestation required
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required within 30 days of start and updated with each contract renewal or extension
• Fingerprinting (BCI and FBI) is completed onsite on the first day of orientation, and travelers may start with results pending. Ohio law requires onsite fingerprinting at the facility.

Health and Immunizations

• Initial physical, updated annually, attesting to the ability to meet the physical demands of the position. If the physical expires during the assignment, an update is not required while the traveler is continuously working.
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap vaccine required; no declinations, exemptions, or waivers accepted
• TB: negative T-spot or Q-Gold preferred; negative PPD within one year is acceptable; updated annually. For a past positive, a clear chest X-ray within 5 years of start and an annual TB questionnaire are required.
• Rubeola, mumps, rubella: titer or 2 adult MMR vaccines. Negative or equivocal titers require 2 booster vaccines at least 28 days apart, and the traveler may start with the second booster pending.
• Varicella: titer or 2 adult varicella vaccines, with the same booster rule for negative or equivocal titers
• Hepatitis B: titer, vaccine series, or declination (declination requires the facility-specific form)
• 10-panel drug screen completed and resulted before start; repeated after breaks in service of 2 or more months, not required annually
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (10/01 to 03/31). Declinations are not accepted. The agency approves or denies exemptions, and documentation must be on file by 10/31 or the candidate is at risk of removal from the schedule.

Float Scope and Assignment Details

• Expected to float across all ED sites, including the Main ED and the Mental Health Crisis Center, as part of the ED RN rotation, and to inpatient units when necessary
• May be assigned to South ED based on staffing need
• If ED census is low, required to float to Specialty Pediatric Units (Med/Surg), PICU, NICU, or the Transitional Care Unit, following the cooperative staffing guidelines

Attire

• Navy scrubs, or navy or black scrub pants