RN - Pediatrics

RN - Pediatrics

Location: Tacoma, WA

Job Description:

• Provide comprehensive professional nursing care to pediatric patients from ages 1 day to 18 years of age
• Experience caring for postoperative patients
• Responsible for pediatric patients throughout the tour of duty
• Have extensive knowledge and experience and possess the skill for concentrated effort and self-motivation to carry out patient care requirements
• Initiate intravenous lines as ordered and obtain blood samples for lab and chemistries and other specimens, as ordered
• Evaluate, observe, document, and report patient signs/symptoms and response to therapy
• Initiate infection control techniques when caring for all patients, especially for immune-compromised patients
• Monitor blood pressure, respiration, temperature, and weight
• Set up oxygen tanks/wall oxygen and monitor patients while on oxygen
• Insert urinary catheters using aseptic techniques
• Perform dressing changes/minor wound care, splinting, and operate patient care equipment
• Initiate life-saving measures in the absence of a physician to the contract employee's level of training
• Ensure that the rooms are cleaned and stocked between patients
• Assure content and correctness of all prepared reports and sign the document to validate its contents

Requirements:

• Fully licensed to perform as a Registered Nurse
• Must be licensed by the state of Washington
• Must have at least 1 year or more of experience in the specialty
• Must have CPR/BLS and PALS certifications

Schedule:

• The work schedule includes shift work such as evenings, nights, and/or days, including holidays (Monday - Sunday)
• Shifts may include a thirty (30) minute lunch break and two fifteen (15) minute breaks during the shift
• Potential shifts: Peds RN: 07:00-19:30, 07:00-15:30, 11:00-23:30, 11:00-19:30, 19:00-03:30, 15:00-23:30, and 23:00-07:30