Registered Nurse (RN) | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Location: San Antonio, TX Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details) Contract Duration: 13 Weeks Start Date: ASAP
About the Position
TravelNurseSource is working with Concentric Healthcare Staffing to find a qualified PICU RN in San Antonio, Texas, 78229!
Job Title
Registered Nurse – Pediatric ICU (PICU)
Location
San Antonio, TX | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Travel | 13 Weeks | Nights, 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM | Every other weekend required
Key Responsibilities
- Provide ICU-level nursing care across a broad range of pediatric patient populations including respiratory, neuro, GI, GU, burns, DKA, ortho, ENT, and patients with cardiac histories
- Manage and monitor patients on ventilators, drips, chest tubes, central lines, syringe pumps, trachs, and gastrostomy tubes
- Maintain patient ratios of 2:1, with 1:1 for higher acuity and up to 3:1 for step-down/lower acuity patients
- Assist with or support procedures including central line and chest tube placement, sedation, lumbar puncture, and intubation
- Document patient care accurately using the Meditech EMR system
- Float to other children's units as needed, including NICU and pediatric specialty areas
Required Qualifications
- Active RN license with a minimum of 1 year of ICU-level nursing experience
- Experience caring for intubated patients and managing mechanical ventilators
- PALS certification required
- Ability to work night shifts (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM) and every other weekend
- Navy blue scrubs required; t-shirts not permitted
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience caring for patients on ECMO (patient care, not pump management)
- Experience with Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
- Familiarity with Meditech EMR
- Flexible, positive, and communicative personality with strong teamwork skills
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work in a dynamic, high-acuity 24-bed pediatric ICU serving a wide variety of complex patient populations
- Supportive unit structure with charge nurses and unit coordinators on every shift
About Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Founded and headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Concentric Healthcare Staffing specializes in healthcare employment with an emphasis in nursing and allied health. Our passion is to develop partnerships with our clients and become an integral part of your staffing solution. Concentric representatives understand your need for continuity of care and work to ensure that every staffing solution we provide is as unique as your facility.
To provide the skilled and talented personnel that today’s medical field demands, Concentric Healthcare offers a top flight registry service that provides staff 24/7. Your facility can enhance their recruiting process by taking advantage of the temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct placement services of our fully screened professionals.
Concentric Healthcare is proud to be recognized by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) with the JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval for the Health Care Staffing Services program. JCAHO certification acknowledges compliance with the Joint Commission’s national set of consensus-based quality standards and demonstrates a commitment to excellence in providing health care staffing.
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