Registered Nurse PICU

Job Title: Registered Nurse - Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

Location: Dallas, Texas City: Dallas State: TX

Job Type: Travel, 13 weeks

Shift: Day Shift (7:00 AM - 7:00 PM)

About Us:

We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Registered Nurse to join our team in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at [City, State]. As a travel nurse, you will have the opportunity to work with a dynamic team and gain valuable experience in a fast-paced environment.

Unit Information:

• 27 beds
• Staff ratio: 1:2, 1:1, and 1:3 at times
• Acuity adaptive model team caring for ICU and step-down level patients
• Day shift: 2 charges for each unit (ICU and step-down), 1 PCT, RNs based on census and acuity needs
• Night shift: 2 charges for each unit (ICU and step-down), 1 PCT, RNs based on census and acuity needs

Equipment and Technology:

• IV pumps: Medfusion and Baxter
• Beds: Hillrom
• Cribettes: HARD cribs and cribettes
• GE radiant warmers
• Somanetics NIRS machines
• Servo-U vents
• EMR: Meditech

Responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality, patient-centered care to pediatric patients in the PICU
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans
• Manage and care for patients with congenital heart disease and post-operative management of CHD patients
• Place and maintain central lines, arterial lines, and transthoracic lines
• Provide conscious sedation and intubation/extubation as needed
• Participate in code responses and ECMO cannulation and decannulation
• Administer CRRT and manual PD
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records

Requirements:

• 1 year of Pediatric CICU/CVICU experience as staff nurse
• 3-4 contracts in a dedicated pediatric CICU
• 2 years minimum PICU experience as staff nurse
• Experience with caring for patients with congenital heart disease and post-operative management of CHD patients
• Experience with management of arterial lines, central lines, and transthoracic lines
• 2 years or more of Pediatric CICU/CVICU experience as staff nurse (preferred)
• At least 1 year of experience with caring for neonatal cardiac patients (pre-op and post-op management) (preferred)
• 2 or more years of pediatric cardiac experience in step-down or cardiology floor (preferred)

Certifications:

• PALS
• BLS
• ACLS

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay rate
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Collaborative and supportive work environment
• Flexible scheduling and rotating weekends

If you are a compassionate and skilled Registered Nurse looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.