Travel Nurse RN - PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care - $2,394 per week

Company: Geisinger Medical Center
Location: Danville
Posted on: September 1, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• Maintain basic life support (BLS) and pediatric advanced life support (PALS) certification.
• Complete yearly competency in all pediatric age specific criteria for the care of the pediatric patient.
• Maintain compliance for a Level II trauma center by acquiring trauma certification hours assigned by the Pennsylvania Pediatric Trauma Foundation.
  • Job Details
  • 13 week PICU traveler needed for the day/night rotation shift.
  • Assesses plans, organizes, performs, and evaluates nursing activities to meet the needs of the patient.
  • Promotes adaptive responses of patient and family to achieve the highest level of patient care, promote safety, and maximize patient satisfaction.
  • Exhibits compassionate care during patient-nurse interactions.
  • Coordinates patient care and interaction of staff.
  • Responsible for ensuring the very best patient and family experience by optimizing all interactions.
  • Completes assessments as established by scope of practice and unit standards.
  • Addresses physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of patient and family throughout the continuum of care.
  • Formulates, coordinates, and provides plan of care as established in unit standards including, patient and family education, family needs and discharge planning throughout hospitalization with members of the interdisciplinary team.
  • Provides direct patient care including, treatments, medications, and diagnostic studies according to policy and procedure.
  • Evaluates effectiveness of nursing interventions and revises plan of care based upon patient response to interventions.
  • Initiates collaboration with physicians, ancillary personnel, and other interdisciplinary team members and acts to proactively resolve and facilitate patient needs.
  • Problem solves, troubleshoots and takes corrective measures in the care and handling of equipment.
  • Participates in unit-based decision-making regarding the utilization of evidence- based practice.
  • Actively participates as a team member working toward team goals of the unit and organization and is accountable for unit and system specific metrics.
  • Actively participates in patient quality and safety education programs and other activities designed to improve departmental and organizational quality and safety.
    • Job Requirements
    • Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required)
      • Schedule Information
      • The position requires day/night rotation shift.
        • Unit Specific Information
        • The PICU is staffed solely by registered nurses (RN).
        • Each PICU nurse completes a 6 month pediatric critical care orientation program.
        • Orientation includes a combination of on-line, didactic, and hands-on testing to evaluate critical thinking skills.
        • The PICU serves patients that undergo post cardiothoracic surgery and progressive care patients.
          • Additional Details
          • Your Agency's contract to your traveler MUST mirror the confirmation page.
          • Start Date Must be Identical.
          • End Date Must be Identical.
          • All Requested Time Off (RTO) must be disclosed at the time of submission.
          • Time off requested after the acceptance date, will not be approved.Compensation Information:$0.0 / - $0.0 / Starting At: 0.0 Up To: 0.0

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