Pediatric Float Pool RN
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The Children's Hospital

Registered Nurse - Medicine Pediatrics

Location

• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Employment Type

• Registered Nurse, Direct Care

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Shift & Hours

• 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week
• Weekends and holidays required
• Float Pool position with floating to multiple pediatric units including:

  • 34-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
  • 25-bed Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
  • 112-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) (limited to feeder growers, low acuity patients)
  • Acute care units: surgical, behavioral health, medical specialty (gastrointestinal, neurology, respiratory), hematology/oncology, step-down unit, cardiac pediatrics

Job Description

• Provide nursing care to pediatric patients with a range of health problems from simple to complex under general supervision
• Assume responsibility for an assigned group of patients
• Document patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed treatments; note changes in physician orders
• Assist physicians with patient examinations and minor diagnostic procedures
• Obtain and monitor physiological data; observe and intervene as necessary
• Administer medications, initiate and monitor intravenous infusions and blood products
• Deliver competent patient care and communicate care plans to patients and families
• Inform patients and families about hospital procedures and make referrals as needed
• Delegate tasks to support staff

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Oklahoma
• Pediatrics nursing experience of at least 1 year, including experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing or Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited program
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• Experience with tracheostomy care (trach)
• Experience with high-flow oxygen therapy (hi flow)
• Familiarity with infusion
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) experience
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) experience
• Behavioral Health experience
• Stepdown experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or higher from a board-approved program

Additional Information

• Must be able to float to all children’s units listed
• NICU floating limited to low acuity feeder growers, not traditional NICU patients