Local Contract Nurse RN - Pediatrics

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

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