Pediatric Emergency Room Nurse
Bakersfield, CA
PHP
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Overview: Pediatric Emergency Room (Peds ER) Nurse

Location

• City: Bakersfield, California
• Facility: Memorial Hospital

Contract Details

• Contract Length: 13 weeks

Required Certifications

• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale)
• ENA ESI Certificate (Emergency Nurses Association Emergency Severity Index)
• ENPC (Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course) or CPEN (Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse) preferred

Experience Requirements

• Significant experience in Pediatric Emergency Room (Peds ER) is required; general experience is not sufficient.
• Travelers must have experience with a similar volume of patients seen per day.

Patient Care Details

• Patient Volume: Approximately 325 visits per day, with 30,000 pediatric patients seen annually.
• Common Diagnoses: Includes minor walk-ins to critically ill patients, such as respiratory failure, asthma, abdominal pain, fractures, and substance abuse.
• Patient Ratios:

  • Peds ER: 1:4
  • PICU: 1:2
  • Procedural sedation: 1:1

Unit Information

• Number of Beds/Treatment Spaces:

  • 5 rooms in the Peds ER
  • 6 chairs for treatment
• Triage: Managed by 1 triage RN; travelers can perform triage after completing one assignment.
• In-house Security: Yes
• Emergency Medical Records (EMR): Cerner (FirstNet) experience is required.

Staffing and Support

• Charge Nurse: Responsible for all ER operations.
• Support Staff: Includes ER techs, CNAs, and LVNs in the fast track area.

Shift and Scheduling

• Shift Length: 12-hour shifts
• Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts per month (can be 1 per week or 2 every other week)
• Holiday Requirement: Travelers are expected to work holidays unless it falls during contracted time off.
• Floating Requirements: No floating outside of the ER.

Dress Code

• Scrub Colors:

  • Navy blue for RNs
  • Cranberry for LVNs
• Dress Code Policy: No hoodies, sweatshirts, or sweat jackets allowed.

Orientation

• Unit Orientation: 2 shifts on the unit, plus meetings with the ER educator and Quality RN to ensure all education is complete.