RN - PICU

RN - PICU

Shift: Night 3x12-Hour (19:00 - 07:30)

Description:

Required License and Certifications

• Active NJ or Compact license is required at time of submission
• Required
  
  Certifications:
  
  BLS, PALS, (NRP Preferred)

Required Experience & Clinical Skills

• Years of Experience
  
  Required:
  
  HARD STOP:
  Must have 2+ years of PICU critical care experience with 1 year of cardiac experience. Both must be documented on skills checklist
• IV Therapy & General Nursing: IV therapy (port access, blood product administration, central line care, PICC management, TPN/lipids); phlebotomy; urinary catheter insertion/management; infection control/PPE; wound care
• Respiratory & Airway Management:
  BiPAP/CPAP; ventilator care; airway maintenance; chest tube/intubation assistance; ETCO2 monitoring; HFNC; suctioning; tracheostomy care
• Insulin administration; gastric/NG tube management; anti-seizure medications; antiarrhythmics; IV vasopressors; pediatric dosage calculations;
  Broselow system
• Cardiac/PICU:
  Congenital heart disease/repair (ASD, VSD, AV Canal Defect, TOF); CT patient care including valve replacements;
  Glenn and Fontan procedures; s/p cardiac Cath and ablations; cardiac transplant; post-cardiac surgery; hemodynamic monitoring; dysrhythmia interpretation/management; telemetry/tele monitoring;
  Medtronic pacemakers; standard PICU equipment
• Specialty Procedures:
  Peritoneal dialysis; pre/post hemodialysis; lumbar puncture assistance; hydrocephalus/VP shunt; chemotherapy monitoring; isolation precautions

Scheduling Details and Charting

• Charting: EPIC experience required
• Weekend Requirement:
  Every Other Weekend
• RTO, Block & Scheduling Requests:
  Priority given to submits with a screenshot confirming RTO and schedule requests. No requests will be approved after offer
• Call Off Policy:
  Facility is allowed to call off 1 shift per 2 weeks
• Holiday Requirement:
  Must work 1 of 2 or 2 of 3 holidays, per unit needs
• Accept First-Time Travelers:
  No
• Locals Accepted:
  Yes, locals accepted at the same rate

Unit Details and Floating

• Ratios: 1:2+ (Confirm with traveler)
• Unit Details: 19 Bed unit with Infants, Adolescents, and Pediatrics
• Scrubs:
  Navy Blue
• Floating:
  Will float to Pediatrics, and NICU if needed for an appropriate assignment-(Confirm floating with traveler). Candidates must float within their skillset without exception. Ratios vary based on census, patient acuity and staffing

Hospital Highlights

• Newark Beth Israel Medical Center houses the Children’s Hospital of NJ, the state’s premier pediatric facility with 30+ subspecialties. CHoNJ features NJ’s largest Pediatric Critical Care Center and only Cardiac ICU, providing ECMO, nitric oxide, and VAD support for complex heart disease. The Children’s Heart Center delivers comprehensive care for congenital heart defects. CHoNJ also includes a Level IV Regional Perinatal Center, NJ’s first neonatal ECMO program, specialized pediatric anesthesia and sedation, and a dedicated pediatric ED.
• Newark Beth Israel is part of RWJBarnabas Health, the largest healthcare system in NJ.