Registered Nurse (RN) – Clinic/Ambulatory Pediatrics
Location: New York, NY
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 18 Weeks
Shift: Day | 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
Schedule: 5x7.5 Hours | 37.5 Hours/Week
Local Candidates: Accepted
Traveler Candidates: Accepted
Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.
Pay Rate:
Local: $60–$66/hr
Traveler: $60–$66/hr
Required Qualifications:
- Active New York State RN license — Required
- Primary Source Verification of RN license and registration through NYSED — Required
- ASN/ADN from an accredited nursing program; BSN accepted
- AHA BLS certification — Required
- Minimum 2 years of Med/Surg or clinic experience
- Pediatric nursing experience — Preferred
- IV insertion and phlebotomy skills — Required
- Experience with pediatric medication administration and weight-based dosing
- Immunization administration experience — Preferred
- Strong pediatric assessment, triage, and clinical judgment skills
- Proficiency with EHR documentation and ambulatory clinic workflows
- Strong communication skills with pediatric patients, families, and healthcare teams
Responsibilities:
- Provide safe and age-appropriate nursing care to infants, children, and adolescents
- Perform pediatric assessments and triage patients based on symptoms and acuity
- Administer medications, including weight-based pediatric medications
- Administer routine childhood and adolescent immunizations
- Perform IV insertion and phlebotomy as required
- Monitor patients for changes in condition and respond to urgent or emergency needs
- Educate patients and families regarding medications, treatment plans, preventive care, and follow-up
- Assist providers with clinical procedures
- Maintain accurate and timely EHR documentation
- Coordinate follow-up care, referrals, and diagnostic testing
- Collaborate with providers and interdisciplinary healthcare teams
- Follow infection prevention, patient-safety, hospital, and pediatric nursing standards