TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified CVICU RN in San Antonio, Texas, 78229!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Night
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum 2 years
License: RN License
Certifications: PALS
Must-Have:
Candidates must have experience with intubated and ventilated patients.
Candidates must have ICU level of care experience.
Description:
The unit has a total of 24 beds and approximately 40 staff members.
The day shift consists of 1 charge nurse, 5-6 registered nurses, and 1 unit coordinator depending on census.
The night shift also consists of 1 charge nurse, 5-6 registered nurses, and 1 unit coordinator depending on census.
Patient ratios are typically 2:1, with 1:1 for higher acuity cases and 3:1 for lower acuity step-down cases.
Common types of equipment used include ventilators, drips, chest tubes, central lines, syringe pumps, tracheostomies, and gastronomy tubes.
The electronic medical record system utilized is Meditech.
The unit accepts a wide range of ICU level of care patients across various body systems.
Procedures performed on this unit include central line placement, chest tube placement, sedation, lumbar puncture, and intubation.
Candidates who exhibit flexibility for change, good communication with the medical team, and a friendly, positive attitude are preferred.
Candidates with experience in ECMO care (not operation of the pump) and CRRT will be prioritized.
Floating may occur to all children's units and NICU.
Weekend work is required every other weekend.
Unit policies and guidelines will be provided upon arrival, including a PICU manual outlining care processes.