HealthTrust Workforce Solutions Regional is seeking a local contract nurse RN Pediatrics for a local contract nursing job in Denver, Colorado.
Job Description & Requirements
Specialty:
Pediatrics
Discipline:
RN
Duration:
13 weeks
36 hours per week
Shift:
12 hours, days, nights
Employment Type:
Local Contract
Number of Beds – 36- all private rooms with parent sleeping accommodations
Number of Staff –
60
Type of staff:
Day Shift – 1 charge (patient free), 1-3 PCTs (CNA’s), occasionally a Clinical Nurse Coordinator as extra resource- typically 4 days a week
Night Shift -
1 charge (patient free), 1-2 PCT’s, occasionally a Clinical Nurse Coordinator as resource – typically twice a week or as staffing allows.
Patient Ratios –
Mixed care- step down patients (spinal fusions, chest tubes, high flow oxygen. We do not do any CPAP, BiPAP or trach/vents in the department, they all go to PICU) are staffed 1:3 and basic care patients are staffed 1:4
Type of equipment -
Phillips Monitors
EMR - Meditech
Typical Procedures:
NGTs, Foleys, TP Tubes, PIVs, phlebotomy (we do have an accuvein in the dept)
Rare- but can occur occasionally- LP’s.
Must be comfortable with high flow oxygen, spinal fusion, chest tubes
Must Haves:
- An ASN degree minimum, BSN preferred
- A recent 2 years of Peds RN experience in an acute hospital setting
- CO RN License
- BLS and PALS Certifications
Preferred or Nice to Have:
- MediTech Experience
- Travel Experience