Job Description
Job Description
Certification Details
- BLS
- PALS
- NIHSS
Job Details
- General Information
- Beds: 15 bed Pediatric Unit; 5 Bed PICU
- Experience required: 1.5 years general nursing experience (system requirement)
- Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, only if greater than 2 years of experience (system requirement)
- Patient Types: Pediatrics: Patients 0-18 years of age and adult overflow (stable medical – s/p appendectomy, s/p cholecystectomy, cellulitis, etc.). The diagnosis of these patients varies from respiratory illness, diabetes, septicemia, cellulitis, hyperbilirubinemia, neglect/abuse, mental health, trauma, neurology, and general surgeries. The general surgeries may include ear/nose/throat, gastrointestinal, urological, orthopedics, neurosurgery, and trauma.
- Advanced Care Pediatrics: Patients 0-18 years of age requiring critical or intensive care services. The most common disease entities you may care for in our Advanced Care Pediatrics Unit include but are not limited to: acute and chronic respiratory insufficiency, circulatory failure, infectious diseases leading to major organ system dysfunction, endocrine and metabolic disorders, neurologic diseases, toxic ingestions/exposures, trauma, hematologic and oncologic disease.
- Patient Ratios: RN – General Pediatrics - 1:5; Advanced Care Pediatrics: 1:1-2
Job Requirements
- Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing
- 1.5 years general nursing experience (system requirement)
- Will accept a first-time traveler only if greater than 2 years of experience (system requirement)
Schedule Information
- Weekend rotation: Every other
- May be placed on low census/on call
- Holiday Expectations: All
- Approval of time off? Only if pre-approved
Additional Details
- 2024-25 Flu Documentation
- Annual Core Competencies
- Candidate Confirmation Form
- Clinical References (2)
- COVID Requirement
- CPR Certification: BLS
- Criminal Background Check Report
- Drug Screen
- Education Verification
- Employment Authorization
- Hep B Titers / Vaccine / Declination
- HIPAA
- Job Description – Facility
- JPEG Photo
- License Verification
- Medication Exam
- MMR Titers or Immunizations
- NIH Stroke Scale
- NURSYS
- PALS
- Photo ID
- Physical
- Resume
- Skills Check List
- TB Testing
- TDAP
- Unit Competency
- Varicella Titers or Immunization
Job Tags
Holiday work, Weekend work,