Description

American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Pediatric Medical unit requiring Level 1 trauma experience and pediatric patients with trachs or home ventilators.

Details

• Pediatric Medical unit within a hospital setting
• Cares for a wide patient population ranging from newborns to 18 years old
• No specific patient population focus, requiring a broad range of pediatric experience including respiratory and GI cases
• Some patients require trach and home ventilator care
• Day shift schedule, 12-hour shifts, 3 days per week, 36 hours weekly

Requirements

• Active RN license issued by Oklahoma or current multistate compact RN license (eNLC)
• Current BLS and PALS certification from the American Heart Association
• Minimum of 1 year of RN experience required
• Up to 1 year of Level 1 trauma experience required
• Associate's Degree in Nursing from an accredited program required; BSN preferred
• Experience caring for pediatric patients with trachs and on home ventilators required
• Knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices, techniques, and procedures
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Full DOB and SSN required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provides nursing care to an assigned group of pediatric patients with conditions ranging from simple to complex
• Documents patient responses to nursing interventions and notes changes in physician orders
• Assists physicians with examinations and minor diagnostic procedures and treatments
• Monitors physiological data and intervenes as needed
• Administers medications and manages IV infusions and blood products
• Communicates care plans with patients and families throughout hospitalization and at discharge
• Delegates tasks to support staff as appropriate
• Candidates must live outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to be eligible
• Facility strictly enforces credentialing deadlines with no allowance for start date pushes
• Returning workers may extend a contract once up to 26 weeks total, then require a 6-month break before reapplying