RN - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) $80

Johns Hopkins Medical Management Corporation; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 156,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Intrastaff is hiring a Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse for a 13-week contract at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. You will provide specialized care for critically ill pediatric patients, manage complex medications and therapies, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team in a high-acuity setting.

Requirements include a Maryland RN license (or compact state), 2 years PICU experience (including travel), and current BLS/PALS/ACLS certifications.

Qualifications

• 2 years of recent PICU experience; including at least 1 travel assignment
• Current registered nurse license in the state of Maryland, or licensed in a compact state
• Current CPR certification; BLS, PALS, ACLS

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized nursing care for patients with complex medical conditions, including respiratory failure, metabolic disorders, seizure disorders, multi-organ failure, shock, toxic ingestions, ECMO therapy, and ventricular assist devices (VADs).
• Care for patients recovering from or undergoing a wide range of surgical procedures, including general, cardiac, thoracic, transplant, orthopedic, and neurologic surgeries.
• Administer and monitor continuous infusions and intermittent medications, including narcotics, vasopressors, diuretics, parenteral nutrition/lipids (PN/IL), IV push (IVP) medications, patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), oral medications, and enteral medications via gastric/jejunal tubes (GT/JT).
• Assess, monitor, and respond to changes in patient condition using critical thinking and evidence-based nursing practices.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to develop and implement individualized patient care plans.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in accordance with hospital policies and regulatory standards.
• Deliver high-acuity patient care in a critical care environment with patient-to-nurse ratios of 1:1 or 2:1, depending on patient acuity and clinical needs.

Skills

PICU experience

Team collaboration

Nursing assessment skills

Education

RN license (MD or compact state)

BLS Certification

PALS Certification

ACLS Certification

Trauma Course

Critical Care Certification

Tools

EPIC Experience

Job description

Overview

Johns Hopkins Intrastaff is the internal staffing agency for the Johns Hopkins Health System and partner hospitals, providing temporary support to a variety of the Johns Hopkins locations. Our employees are the strength of our service. Intrastaff is unique because it's one of the very few agencies where a person has the benefit of being a temporary employee and also feels like a member of a large organization. Working at Hopkins means joining a culturally diverse team that includes some of the best nurses, physicians and allied health professionals in the world. Directly or indirectly, you'll have exposure to cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking medical research.

The Johns Hopkins Hospital- Bloomberg Children’s Center- Pediatric ICU (PICU)

Level 1- Designated Burn, Trauma, and Eye center for State of Maryland

Unit description-Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit; Newborn to 21

Schedule- Full-time 13 week contract

Pay Rate- $80/hr.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized nursing care for patients with complex medical conditions, including respiratory failure, metabolic disorders, seizure disorders, multi-organ failure, shock, toxic ingestions, ECMO therapy, and ventricular assist devices (VADs).
• Care for patients recovering from or undergoing a wide range of surgical procedures, including general, cardiac, thoracic, transplant, orthopedic, and neurologic surgeries.
• Administer and monitor continuous infusions and intermittent medications, including narcotics, vasopressors, diuretics, parenteral nutrition/lipids (PN/IL), IV push (IVP) medications, patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), oral medications, and enteral medications via gastric/jejunal tubes (GT/JT).
• Assess, monitor, and respond to changes in patient condition using critical thinking and evidence-based nursing practices.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to develop and implement individualized patient care plans.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in accordance with hospital policies and regulatory standards.
• Deliver high-acuity patient care in a critical care environment with patient-to-nurse ratios of 1:1 or 2:1, depending on patient acuity and clinical needs.

Qualifications

Required:

• 2 years of recent PICU experience; including at least 1 travel assignment
• Current registered nurse license in the state of Maryland, or licensed in a compact state
• Current CPR certification; BLS, PALS, ACLS

Preferred:

• Critical Care Certification
• Trauma Course
• EPIC Experience

Johns HopkinsHealth Systemand its affiliatesare an Equal Opportunity / Affimative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.