Travel Pediatric PACU RN - Day Shift, 1:1 Care, PALS

American Traveler; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Housing Allowance

Travel and Licensure Reimbursements

Per Diem

Job summary

American Traveler is seeking a Pediatric PACU RN for a day-shift assignment requiring PALS certification and pediatric PACU experience.

Responsibilities include 1:1 patient care in a short-term teaching hospital, with 3x12 hour days, no weekends or on-call, and Epic charting. You may float to other units based on needs; several anesthesia types are used, including conscious sedation and MAC.

Qualifications

• Active RN license (Compact must be in hand at submission).
• Current BLS and PALS required; ACLS preferred.
• OR RN license required.
• Minimum 1 year of pediatric PACU experience required.
• Prior travel nursing experience required.
• Epic charting experience required.
• Experience with cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia recognition/management.
• Skilled in pain assessment and management, including RASS scale.
• Familiarity with malignant hyperthermia protocol.
• 2 references covering 1 year of experience within the last 3 years, from supervisory roles.

Responsibilities

• Work in the Pediatric PACU of a short-term acute care teaching hospital.
• 1:1 patient ratio.
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 7:00 to 19:00.
• No weekends or on-call required.
• Floating to other units and sister facilities within the health system may be required based on skill set.
• Uses Epic for charting.
• Cases include ENT, ophthalmology, ortho, and plastics surgeries.
• Exposure to various anesthesia types including conscious sedation, general, local, MAC, and nerve blocks.
• Provide perianesthesia care to pediatric surgical patients, including monitoring for conscious sedation, general, local, and MAC anesthesia.
• Administer medications including narcotics/opioid analgesics and reversal agents as needed.
• Must have a personal vehicle for this assignment.
• Scrub color is any color, except OR/Cath Lab where scrubs are provided.
• Must commit to working 3 of the 5 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day).
• Local candidates accepted at a lower bill rate.
• Radius requirement of 50 miles for local candidate consideration.
• Former permanent staff may return as travelers after a 3-month waiting period, provided they reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility.
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply provided minimum experience requirements are met.

Skills

PALS certification

Pediatric PACU experience

Epic charting experience

Cardiac monitoring

Pain assessment (RASS)

Malignant hyperthermia protocol

Travel nursing experience

1 year pediatric PACU experience

Tools

Epic Systems

Job description

American Traveler is seeking a Pediatric PACU RN for a day-shift assignment requiring PALS certification and pediatric PACU experience.

Responsibilities include 1:1 patient care in a short-term teaching hospital, with 3x12 hour days, no weekends or on-call, and Epic charting. You may float to other units based on needs; several anesthesia types are used, including conscious sedation and MAC.