Registered Nurse

Job Summary:

The Registered Nurse (RN) will provide skilled nursing care within a pediatric unit, focusing on pediatric medical-surgical and step-down/telemetry patients. The role involves administering medications, managing IVs, providing respiratory support, and ensuring infection prevention, all while working collaboratively with the healthcare team.

Location:Decatur, Illinois, United States

Responsibilities:

- Provide skilled nursing care to pediatric patients in a 16-bed unit.
- Administer medications, including insulin, and calculate pediatric dosages accurately.
- Manage peripheral IV lines, start and maintain IVs, and perform phlebotomy.
- Provide respiratory support, including oral/nasal suctioning and managing oxygen delivery systems.
- Support breastfeeding and handle breast milk, administer feedings (bottle, breast, gavage), and place oral/nasogastric tubes.
- Assess and care for wounds, and implement infection prevention and isolation precautions.
- Monitor and manage patients with hyperbilirubinemia.
- Document patient care and related duties in the EMR system.
- Float within scope to meet facility needs.

Required Skills & Certifications:

- Minimum 2 years of experience in Pediatric MedSurg or Pediatric Step Down/Telemetry.
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Illinois or active application with ETA.
- BLS certification.
- PALS certification.
- Experience with EMR systems.
- Skills in Peripheral Line Care/Management, Starting and maintaining IVs.
- Skills in Oral/ nasal Suctioning, Oxygen Delivery Systems.
- Skills in Infection Prevention, Isolation Precautions, Wound assessment/care.
- Skills in Hyperbilirubinemia, Insulin administration.
- Skills in Breastfeeding Support/Handling of Breast Milk, Feedings (bottle, breast, gavage), Placement of oral/nasogastric tubes.
- Skills in Pediatric Dosage Calculations.

Preferred Skills & Certifications:

- None specified.

Special Considerations:

- Will work every other weekend.
- Will float as needed within scope to meet facility needs.
- RTO (request time off) ideally no more than 5 days.
- Client may call-off up to 36 hours per thirteen-week assignment without pay.

Scheduling:
- Night shifts (1800-0630).
- Discuss schedule requests with manager, open to accommodating block schedules.