Travel Nurse RN - PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care - $2,375 per week

Company: St Lukes Boise Medical Center
Location: Boise
Posted on: September 29, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• Required Certifications: BLS, PALS
  • Job Details
  • A hospital in Southern Idaho is in need of PICU RN's to work a 13 week travel assignment.
    • Job Requirements
    • MUST have 2 years of PICU experience.
    • Ok with first time travelers.
    • Are RNs required to titrate drips: Yes.
    • Common titratable &/or set rate drips: propofol, fentanyl, epi, etc.
    • Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit: No
    • Pediatrician in house 24/7: In house during the day, may occasionally take call from home at NOC.
    • RT Equipment: Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot? Vent, bubble CPAP, BiPAP.
    • Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit: Yes, RNs read and interpret their own strips.
      • Schedule Information
      • Shifts & Scheduling: 7-7, Work with the scheduler to schedule, will allow up to 5 shifts in a block schedule if meets unit needs.
      • Weekend Requirement: 5 shifts in 6 weeks.
      • Holiday Requirement: potentially- expect to work at least 1 during a contract.
      • Is there Call or a Standby requirement: No
      • Floating Requirements: Peds for full assignment, frequent floating.
      • Scrub Color/Dress Code: Any color
      • How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation: 2-12 hour shifts.
        • Unit Specific Information
        • - Unit: Intensive Care Unit Pediatric Boise Hospital Flr 4
        • - # of Beds: 12 (in summer census is around 4, and winter months 6).
        • - Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:2
        • - Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Trach/vent, DKA, respiratory, surgical (trachs, g-tubes, shunts, hernia repairs, seizures) no cardiac.
        • - Experience or 'Must have' skills: MUST have 2 years of PICU experience.
        • - Are RNs required to titrate drips: Yes
        • - Common titratable &/or set rate drips: propofol, fentanyl, epi, etc.
        • - Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Yes, no assignment.
        • - Are nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit: No
        • - Pediatrician in house 24/7: In house during the day, may occasionally take call from home at NOC.
        • - RT Equipment: Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot? Vent, bubble CPAP, BiPAP.
        • - Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit: Yes, RNs read and interpret their own strips.
          • Additional Details
          • BLS, PALS; Department: PICU - RN
          • - Unit: Intensive Care Unit Pediatric Boise Hospital Flr 4
          • - # of Beds: 12 (in summer census is around 4, and winter months 6).
          • - Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:2
          • - Required Certifications: BLS, PALS
          • - Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Trach/vent, DKA, respiratory, surgical (trachs, g-tubes, shunts, hernia repairs, seizures) no cardiac.
          • - Experience or 'Must have' skills: MUST have 2 years of PICU experience.
          • - Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Yes, no assignment.

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