Travel Nurse RN - PICU in Norfolk, VA

Job Title: Registered Nurse Job Specialty: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Job Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Night, 12-hour rotating shifts including every other weekend and holidays Guaranteed Hours: Not specified Experience: 2 years of PICU and CVPICU experience License: RN (Compact Accepted) Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS Must-Have: Certifications and license must remain active during the first 13 weeks. Flu vaccination required with no exemptions. Job Description: - Provide care for a diverse patient population, requiring a strong skill set in all care areas due to high acuity and varied diagnoses. - Proficiency in managing post-neurosurgery patients, asthmatics, trauma, status epilepticus, cleft lip/palate, craniofacial conditions, and specific medication administration (versed, narcotic analgesia). - Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:1, 1:2, or 1:3. - Support from ancillary staff such as CNAs. - Areas of float support include NICU and General Care Floor (Pediatric). - Provide care to patients ranging in age from infants to adults, with a patient population of 98% inpatient and 2% outpatient. - Common diagnosis/treatment areas include respiratory, neuro, and cardiac care. - Perform special procedures including ECMO, CRRT, aquapheresis, CT placement, line placements, and procedural sedation. - Manage various airway and respiratory care types, including chest tube set-up/care, high-frequency vents, oscillators, home vents, procedure sedation, rapid sequence intubation, trach care, vents, CPAP/BiPAP, and breathing treatments. - Provide cardiac/circulatory support, such as blood/blood products administration, cardioversion/defibrillation, cooling/warming blankets, CRRT/dialysis, CVP monitoring, ECMO, epicardial pacer management, 12-lead EKG interpretation, post-op open heart care, and rapid transfusions. - Handle line management and equipment, managing drains, epidural pumps, EVD/ICP, feeding tubes, fistulas, PCA pumps, PICC/central lines, Port-A-Cath/vascular device access/care, syringe pumps, traction/halo/pin care, triple lumen catheter, and wound vac. - Titrate medications including amiodarone, antiarrhythmics, dobutamine, dopamine, epinephrine, heparin, insulin, levophed, milrinone, neosynephrine, nicardipine, nitroprusside, norepinephrine, propofol, and vasopressin. - Ensure all credentialing and certifications remain active throughout the assignment duration.