PICU RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

PICU Registered Nurse

Job Overview

• Specialty: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
• Location: New Haven, Connecticut
• Employment type: Per diem
• Shift: Night shift, 12 hours, 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• Contract length: 13 weeks

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care (3 years of experience)
• PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care experience within the last year
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Trauma experience
• Experience with Epic

Preferred Qualifications

• ACLS certification
• EPIC experience

Key Clinical Skills

• Telemetry monitoring
• Remote telemetry monitoring
• NG tube insertion and management
• Isolation precautions
• Blood and blood product administration
• Arterial line management
• Central line blood draw and care
• Phlebotomy
• PICC line management
• IV insertion and maintenance
• TPN/lipids
• Pediatric dosage calculations
• Broselow system use
• ICP monitoring
• Post-neurosurgery care
• Ventilated patient care
• End-tidal CO2 monitoring
• ABG interpretation
• Suctioning
• Tracheostomy care
• Ventilator management
• Urinary catheter insertion and management
• Infection control and PPE
• Vaccine administration
• Wound assessment and care

Schedule Expectations

• Must be available to commit to 4 shifts per month
• Not actively seeking other per diem or travel jobs that would prevent meeting the 4-shift commitment

References

• 2 clinical references
• 1 leadership reference from assignments within the last year

Additional Notes

• 1-day orientation
• Scrubs: Royal Blue
• Flu declinations accepted
• COVID vaccination not required
• Access to shifts is provided only after clearance following orientation