Travel RN - Pediatrics

Travel RN - Pediatrics

American Traveler

Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

$1,836.74/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Mother-Baby/Couplet Care/Postpartum position requiring 2 years RN experience and a WV or compact RN license.

Details

• 21 private room Mother-Baby unit caring for postpartum moms, stable antepartum patients, and well or slightly ill newborns
• Nurses also work in the Newborn Nursery managing mild RDS, newborn hypoglycemia, cardiac monitoring, phototherapy, IV antibiotics, and NAS withdrawal care
• Unit delivers approximately 2800 patients a year and supports breastfeeding families with on-staff certified lactation specialists
• 3x12 Day shifts, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, weekdays with every other weekend required
• Patient ratios of 1:6 for days and 1:8 for nights
• No call requirements
• May be floated within scope to meet facility needs
• Block schedule requests may be accommodated, to be discussed during interview
• Orientation held every other Thursday/Friday prior to reporting to unit

Requirements

• Active WV or compact RN license required; pending license accepted at submission but must be active by start
• BLS required; NRP and CLC certifications preferred
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required, including 1 year in-specialty experience
• Cerner charting system experience preferred
• Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred
• Skills required include antepartum and postpartum care, Level 1 nursery care, NST, reflex/edema/clonus assessment, use of EFM, administration of blood and blood products, central line maintenance (CVC/PICC), and peripheral IV starts
• Experience with medication administration including anticonvulsants, antihypertensives, heparin, and Pitocin required
• Newborn care skills required including circumcision site assessment, cord care, discharge teaching, infant ID, IV antibiotics, metabolic screening, NAS care, newborn assessment, phototherapy, and thermoregulation
• Minimum 2 manager or charge nurse references from the past 2 years required
• Driver's license and SSN required for consideration
• Travel experience required; first-time travelers not accepted

Additional Information

• Care for postpartum, antepartum, and newborn patients with diagnoses including NAS, hyperbilirubinemia, neonatal sepsis, LPI, SGA, LGA, and hypoglycemia
• Work alongside a Nurse Manager, Clinical Management Coordinator, Charge Nurses, RNs, LPNs, Nurse Externs, Health Unit Coordinator, and Nursing Assistants
• Facility is a Short Term Acute Care Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and Level IV NICU, and a major teaching hospital affiliated with the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH)
• Scrub color requirement: Royal Blue/White or a combination of the two
• Charting system used: Cerner
• Flu vaccine required during flu season (October 1-March 31) unless medical exemption documented; COVID vaccine not required
• Free parking garage available for travelers
• Candidates must reside more than 100 miles from the facility; those within 75-100 miles may be considered case-by-case at the same rate
• Former permanent employees must wait 2 years from last permanent employment date before returning as a traveler
• Current employees of the Vandalia Health System (including CAMC, Mon Health Systems, Davis Medical Center, Broaddus Hospital, Webster Memorial Hospital, Grafton City Hospital, Highland-Clarksburg Hospital, and Minnie Hamilton Health System) are not eligible for travel contracts within the system
• No RTO restrictions; requests to be discussed during interview

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12