Travel Nurse RN - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit - $1,812 per week in San Antonio, TX

Registered Nurse (RN) | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Location: San Antonio, TX
Agency: Malone Healthcare
Pay: $1,812 per week
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

TravelNurseSource is working with Malone Healthcare to find a qualified PICU RN in San Antonio, Texas, 78236!

Job ID: 887825


Estimated Weekly Gross: $1,812.19



Job Title


Registered Nurse - Pediatric ICU (PICU)

Location


San Antonio, TX | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type


Contract | Travel | 13 Weeks | Nights, 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM | Every other weekend required

Key Responsibilities

• Provide ICU-level nursing care across a broad range of pediatric patient populations including respiratory, neuro, GI, GU, burns, DKA, ortho, ENT, and patients with cardiac histories
• Manage and monitor patients on ventilators, drips, chest tubes, central lines, syringe pumps, trachs, and gastrostomy tubes
• Maintain patient ratios of 2:1, with 1:1 for higher acuity and up to 3:1 for step-down/lower acuity patients
• Assist with or support procedures including central line and chest tube placement, sedation, lumbar puncture, and intubation
• Document patient care accurately using the Meditech EMR system
• Float to other children's units as needed, including NICU and pediatric specialty areas

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license with a minimum of 1 year of ICU-level nursing experience
• Experience caring for intubated patients and managing mechanical ventilators
• PALS certification required
• Ability to work night shifts (7:00 PM - 7:00 AM) and every other weekend
• Navy blue scrubs required; t-shirts not permitted

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience caring for patients on ECMO (patient care, not pump management)
• Experience with Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
• Familiarity with Meditech EMR
• Flexible, positive, and communicative personality with strong teamwork skills

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic, high-acuity 24-bed pediatric ICU serving a wide variety of complex patient populations
• Supportive unit structure with charge nurses and unit coordinators on every shift

About Malone Healthcare

At Malone Healthcare, there’s nothing we love more than helping healthcare professionals and healthcare facilities connect to accomplish amazing things. Our values-based approach means you’ll always get our undivided attention and a work ethic you can count on. Start your journey with flexibility and opportunity to fit your schedule.

As a healthcare provider, you have decided to take on a career that will challenge you in many ways and provide you with one of the most rewarding experiences you can have in life, helping others. At Malone Healthcare, we are here to help you become the healthcare professional that you wish to be by providing you with the best job opportunities possible. 

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