Registered Nurse; RN - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit; PICU; Nights Des Moines

Registered Nurse

Travelers must be COVID vaccinated; medical/religious exemptions provided upon request. Any candidates submitted with a taxable home address within 60 miles of the facility location will be billed at a rate ***% less.

As a member of the interdisciplinary team, contributes professional nursing knowledge and skills in the provision and management of care to patients through the application of the nursing process. EMR - EPIC OT/Holiday Multiplier: 1.25x NBO: 8 hrs MAY FLOAT TO NICU - MUST BE WILLING TO FLOAT.

When we float them to the NICU, RN would basically get what we call our "feeders and growers". RN might get a baby on oxygen or antibiotics, but they won't give them the sickest tiniest babies.

The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit features a 12-bed, all private-room facility that is staffed by pediatric critical care doctors. It is located on the second floor of the north wing on the Iowa Methodist Medical Center/Blank Children's Hospital campus. The intensive care team helps care for critically-ill or injured infants, children and teens. In addition, the Pediatric Transport Team provides children throughout the state access to a higher level of care.

The Transport Team brings critical care expertise to children by a pediatric nurse who is under the medical direction of a pediatric critical care or pediatric emergency medicine physician. In March 2017, we opened a new Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. In order to enhance the care we provide, the following will be part of the new PICU: 12 single patient rooms with lots of storage and space, including a private bathroom and shower.

Family Consultation Room where the health care team can meet with families to discuss their child's plan of care. Family Lounge with a kitchenette and comfortable seating for family members to have a space to spend time outside of their child's room. State-of-the-art design with equipment easily accessible from a ceiling boom and features that allow staff to monitor patients efficiently and act quickly as needed.

Patient and family-centered environment with a pull-out bed and reclining chair for families, privacy curtain, two televisions and an individual sound system.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

• 2+ years of current PICU experience
• Critical Care experience strongly encouraged
• Must be willing to float to NICU when needed
• PALS (AHA) required
• Client prefers that the Clinicians do not take more than 7 days off in a 13 week contract.
• 1+ year of travel, OR, multiple travel contracts completed - required

PROFILE REQUIREMENTS:

• Work history/resume
• Home/taxable address (just need to be listed somewhere in profile, ex. resume, in the notes section of the submittal)
• Skills checklist (must have been completed within 1 year of submission date)
• License verification
• Copy of BLS (AHA) or ARC
• References - highly preferred (if not provided, will be required to complete during onboarding if candidate accepts an offer)

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• BLS (AHA)
• PALS (AHA)

STATE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS:

• Iowa Compact Allowed

ABOUT THE FACILITY:

Blank Children's Hospital, a service of UnityPoint Health - Des Moines, is completely dedicated to meeting the unique health care needs of children. Blank Children's is an 108-bed environment that embraces and encourages families to be a part of their child's healing and recovery. Everything from equipment to decor is designed specifically for children. At Blank Children's Hospital, we embrace a family-centered care philosophy where families are recognized as the most important part of a child's healing process and are encouraged to be actively involved in patient care as the constant in children's lives.