American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a PICU position requiring 2 years of pediatric ICU experience and an active AK RN license.
Job details:
- Work in the PICU of an acute care Magnet hospital
- PICU patient ratios are 1:2, with ventilated patients typically 1:1 due to unit layout
- Pediatric floor ratios are 1:4
- Unit is supported by CNAs and a med clerk, with a charge nurse who typically does not carry patients
- Night shift, 4x12 hours, 19:00-7:00
- Every other weekend required
- No on-call responsibilities
- Float to NICU and Peds within scope may be required
- May occasionally check off orientees needing PICU training as a secondary assignment
- Block scheduling accommodated
- Cerner charting system used, Epic experience preferred
Requirements:
- Active AK RN license required prior to start; compact license accepted at time of submission
- Minimum 2 years of PICU experience required
- BLS and PALS certifications required
- NRP certification copy required with submission for PICU candidates
- Experience with pediatric ventilator management, ABG interpretation, and acute airway care
- Experience with central line care, IV therapy, and pediatric dosage calculations
- Experience with hemodynamic monitoring and dysrhythmia management
- Teaching hospital and Trauma Level II experience preferred
- Previous charge nurse experience preferred
Additional information:
- Provide direct nursing care to pediatric ICU patients including ventilated and post-surgical cases
- Must be culturally sensitive to the Native population served
- Navy scrub color required
- Holiday coverage required for 2 of 3 major holidays
- Must reside outside a 100-mile radius to qualify as a traveler; local candidates not accepted
- Previous staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years before returning as a traveler
- First-time travelers are welcome to apply
- COVID vaccination acknowledgment required prior to starting
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