Pediatric Acute RN
Tuba City, Arizona
Tuba City Regional Health Care

Pediatric Acute RN (Days)

Overview

• Specialty: Nursing
• Employment type: Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day shift, 36 hours per week
• Location: Tuba City, Arizona (Northwestern Arizona, on the Colorado Plateau)

Facility

• 73-bed JCAHO-accredited health center and referral center for the western Navajo and Hopi Reservations
• Services include inpatient and outpatient emergency care, orthopedics, OB/GYN, dental and ophthalmology, oral surgery, eye surgery, and urology
• The community is culturally diverse, with Navajo, Hopi, and Southern Paiute tribes served

Role Duties

• Performs a variety of nursing care procedures that require professional judgment and care for specific patient conditions and treatments
• Works independently on assignments, following physician orders, standards of care, nursing policies and procedures, and hospital policies
• Provides support to individuals of all ages and their families

Required Qualifications

• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Valid RN license in Arizona
• Pediatrics experience (3 years)
• Pediatrics experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) issued by the American Heart Association
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) issued by the American Heart Association
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification

Housing and Logistics

• Limited shared housing units are available based on availability (at additional cost)
• Housing application must be submitted 2 weeks before the start date
• No family or pets allowed
• Orientation is held every 2 weeks
• COVID and flu vaccine exemptions may be accepted after a declination form is submitted