RN – Pediatric ICU (PICU)

Specialty: Pediatric ICU (PICU)
Facility: Arkansas Children’s Hospital
State License: AR
Certs/Licenses:
Years of Experience:
Shift: 12H Night
Guaranteed Hours:
Description: Specialty: PICU – Open HeartFacility: Arkansas Children’s HospitalState License: ArkansasCerts/Licenses: Years of Experience: Shift: 12H NightGuaranteed Hours: Description: Arkansas Children s Hospital is a 359 bed, trauma 1, teaching hospital. www.arcchildrens.orgMUST TEST NEGATIVE FOR NICOTINECVICU, OH PICU is a 30 bed unit. 3 years of nursing experience is required. Peds CV is preferred, but not required. Manager will consider an adult CV RN. Travelers are not always placed with the lower acuity patients. Travelers will not take a fresh post-op due to the graduate nurse training program orientation needs. Floating is required within the ICU cluster (NICU, PICU, Burn PICU). Travelers are first to float. Nurse/Patient Ratios: 1:1 for ICU, 1:2-3 for IntermediateAncillary Assistance: CNA/PCT Yes. 2 PCTS per shift. 24/7 Intensivist on unit. The unit also has their own specific code team. Strict unit policy; must waste narcotic within 2 hours. Residents, med students and nursing students will only be assigned to the PCU acuity patients in the unit. RNs should expect 2-3 days of orientation and specialty testing for the facility. ACH Dress Code must be followed and is available in Client Documents on the Compliance tab of this requisition. EMR is EPIC and Pyxis is the medication system. Schedule is manager/scheduler driven and every other weekend is required. No on call; holidays are required, as needed. Patient population (diagnoses): All congenital heart defects, heart failure, cardiac transplant, dysrhythmias, CRRT (not usually assigned to travelers), PD, etc. Unit will soon have VAD and Impella. No balloon pumps in the unit. ECMO experience preferred. Unit uses intracardiac lines. Age range is neonatal to adult. Average length of patient stay is 15 days.Visitation details: 2 parents can stay @ the bedside Patient Schooling Process: Child Life & Education specialists actively involved in evaluating each patient for unique school/education needs during prolonged hospitalizationEquipment: Pyxis with bar code scanning, pharmacy dose, GE, Servo and ECMO.Transport system in houseRTs manage ventilators Requisition Comments and Notes:Position Description: CVICU. 12H Nights. Must have 1 years PEDS CV & 1 year Adult CV or 2+ years PEDS/Adult CV. Must have 1 prior travel assignment. EPIC experience. Required Upon Submission: Active AR or Compact License. Required Prior to Start: PALS, ACLS, BLS. COVID not Required. FLU REQUIRED (NO EXEMPTIONS). MUST PASS FIT TEST (no facial hair unless for religious beliefs). MUST PASS NICOTINE TEST. IVS to AUTO OFFER if 3 days or less RTO (no Holidays). Float Required: YesCertifications: ACLS,PALS,BLS; Guaranteed Hours:36