Travel PICU Registered Nurse (RN) at Gifted Healthcare summary:
As a Travel PICU Registered Nurse (RN) with Gifted Healthcare, you provide specialized care to pediatric patients in critical conditions, ensuring their safety and comfort. Your role includes monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and collaborating with the healthcare team to develop and implement effective care plans. With guaranteed pay and comprehensive benefits, you experience a fulfilling career that fosters both personal and professional growth.
The Gifted Healthcare Experience
Gifted Healthcare is an award-winning travel nursing agency that offers nursing contracts at premier healthcare facilities across the United States. Gifted Healthcare believes in the power one person has to make a difference in a patient’s care, inspiring Gifted’s mission to help nurses thrive and advance their careers by providing exceptional job opportunities, day one benefits, and 24/7 support.
Gifted Healthcare Top Perks
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Premium Overtime – You will receive 2x your hourly rate on travel assignments for all overtime hours worked (excluding local, PRN, CA, Govt assignments).
A minimum of 1 year as an RN with recent experience in the specialty applied to.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Pediatric Intensive Care RNs (PICU RNs) provide age-appropriate care to pediatric patients and consult with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans. The PICU RN assists the physician during examination, treatment and procedures, which can include life-saving situations. PICU RN job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- PICU RNs monitor patient’s vital signs, such as blood pressure, breathing and heart rate
- Follow continuous cardiac and respiratory monitor readings, such as EKG tracings, O2 stats, CVP/arterial line waveforms
- Track urine output, change dressings, insert catheters, start IVs
- Administer infusion therapy, including IV fluids, antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals, electrolytes
- Assist with the insertion or discontinuation of CV catheters, arterial lines, external ventricular drains, epidural catheters and endotracheal tubes, Foleys
Hours Worked per Week: 36
Keywords:
Travel Nurse, PICU Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care, Registered Nurse, Healthcare, Nursing Careers, Patient Care, Emergency Care, Nursing Agency
