Travel Nurse RN - Pediatric Med Surg - $2,423 per week

Company: Yavapai Regional Medical Center - East
Location: Prescott Valley
Posted on: September 30, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS & PALS
• RN's read Tele strips.
  • Job Details
  • Pediatric / MST is a mixed unit of adult & pediatric patients.
  • The ratio of adults and pediatric patients vary and at times there are more adults than pediatric patients.
  • Must be willing to care for adult and pediatric patients.
  • Float to the MST unit on EC to care for adult MST patients, if the census on the pediatric/MST unit drops
  • Must take and pass the dysrhythmia exam within two attempts prior to signing contract
    • Job Requirements
    • Experience working with children is required.
    • Must take care of adults as well.
    • Looking for strong nurses as perm staff may have less experience (e.g., new grads or nurses that have been out of acute care for a while).
      • Schedule Information
      • 12-hour shifts, 0700/1900 - 1930/0730
      • Every other weekend, Friday and Saturday for Nights, Saturday and Sunday for day shift.
      • Holiday rotation to distribute holidays fairly
      • If low census, staff rotates standby turns
        • Unit Specific Information
        • # of beds: 10
        • Ratios: PEDIATRICS 1:3-4, MST 1:5
        • Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Surgical, Medical, Telemetry, Pediatrics
        • Are RNs required to titrate drips?: No
        • Common titratable &/or set rate drips: n/a
        • Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios: NAs take 10 patients. If no NA RN takes 3 patients
        • RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc): Administer high flow to stabilize for transfer.
        • Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips?: Yes for adult MST patients.
        • Floating Requirements: Float into our MCU or MST unit to care for adult MST, also Cross train and float to the birthing unit to care for mom-baby Couplets.
          • Additional Details
          • Scrub Color/Dress Code: NAVY
          • Unit/Department specific orientation: Attend hospital orientation, unit orientation based on experience; EOW, days, holiday rotation

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