Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Hempstead, NY
Tact Staff
3x12 hrs

NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island Pediatric Center is requesting one (1) experienced Ambulatory Pediatric RN (3+ years) for 3x12s (7am to 7:30pm). The traveler would be required to work Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and one Saturday per month from 7am to 3pm. The traveler should be familiar with vaccine schedules & telephone triage.

All requirements are listed below:

Patient Age Group: Neonates, Infants, Pediatrics, Adolescents, & Adults
Schedule Requirements: Weekend shifts are required as needed
Scheduling Type: Block
Unit Systems/Documentation: EPIC
Provider Support: Interpretation Services, Phlebotomy, Respiratory Services, Social Services, Transportation

Unit Info:
Patient Diagnoses-well child visits, asthma, viruses, gastroenteritis; developmental delay:autism, obesity
Special Procedures/Unit Details: Nasopharyngeal specimen collection

Certifications Required:
BLS

Certifications Preferred:
Asthma Educator Certification
Breafastfeeding Counselor

Skills Required:
Work Settings: Pediatric MedSurg
Endocrine/Metabolic: Hyperbilirubinemia
Gastrointestinal: Breastfeeding Support/Handling of Breast Milk & Feedings (bottle, breast, gavage)
MEDICATIONS/EMERGENCY MEDICATIONS: Pediatric Dosage Calculations
NEUROLOGIC: Seizure disorders
Respiratory: Oral/Nasal Suctioning & Oxygen Delivery Systems
Professional Topic & Skills: Infection Prevention / Wound assessment/care
Additional Skills: telephone triage

Preferred Skills:
IV Therapy/Phlebotomy

Years of Experience Required: 3
Electronic Documentation: EPIC REQUIRED

Other Info:

Unit Accepts 1st Time Traveler: NO
Pre-Approved Time-Off Per Contract: 1 Request
Scrubs: Gray
Other Information: High Volume of Spanish speaking patients