Pediatric intensive care unit Nurses needed in California
Overall Weekly Amount: $6,461
Start Date: 1/23/23
Duration: 13 or 18-week assignment
4 - 12 hour shifts are available
Rotating shifts
Requirements:
- Licensure: Active CaliforniaLicense
- **RN MUST HAVE CA LICENSE IN HAND OR PENDING WITH ETAs of when it will post**
- Certification: AHA BLS & PALS
- Experience: 2 years
- Okay to submit if not within a dedicated Childrens facility.
Pediatric intensive care unit Nurse Benefits:
48-Hour Option:
Overall Assignment Amount: $83,993
Overall Weekly Amount: $6,461
- $86/hr and $129/hr overtime.
- Weekly Per Diem: $518
- Weekly Housing: $1,127
- Weekly nontaxable Stipends: $1,645
Available Insurances:
- General and Professional Liability coverage
- Worker Compensation coverage
- 401(k) Plan participation available
- Employee Referral Program
Pediatric intensive care unit Nurse Responsibilities:
- Provide age-appropriate care to children admitted in pediatric ICU
- Obtain patients' histories and ensure that they are filed properly
- Consult with doctors and members of healthcare teams to comprehend patients' medical issues and evaluate and implement care plans
- Monitor patients' vitals such as blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing and initiative corrective action on an immediate basis
- Follow cardiac and respiratory monitor readings such as EKG and O2 stats and communicate observations to doctors on duty
- Track urine output and insert catheters and start IVs
- Administer infusions and monitor special equipment such as ventilators to assess patients' conditions
- Use nasal aspirators on premature babies and ensure that their incubators are well-equipped
- Change diapers and ensure that babies are kept in optimally cleaned conditions
- Tend to injuries by cleaning and dressing wounds as often as directed by primary care doctor
- Administer medication through IV or by mouth in accordance with the healthcare plan devised by the primary care doctor
- Observe changes in patients' conditions and report any alarming changes to the doctor on duty or pediatrician
- Provide emotional support and education to families of patients admitted to pediatric ICUs
- Record all care information concisely and accurately through forms
- Meet the developmental and emotional needs of children admitted in pediatric ICU