Travel Contract

Travel Nurse RN - PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
San Diego, California
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego

$2,470-2,817/week

Posted 4 hours ago Verified

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Job details

*DON'T SUBMIT IF TRAVELER DOES NOT HAVE PEDS EXPERIENCE. Okay to submit if not within a dedicated Childrens facility.
*Cardiac experience required
No Thanksgiving or Christmas RTO allowed. Must work 2 out of 3 holidays.

Job requirements

CA license
Cardiac experience
2 full years of recent independent PICU experience (PICU experience must be within the last year)
Willing to float between units (CVPICU & NICU)
BLS
PALS
Experience in: Ventilators, multiple monitors, specifically CVP and EKG.
Flu shot

Schedule information

Unit specific information

Unit Summary: High acuity unit seeing injury, respiratory failure, shock, multi system failure, poisonings, near drowning, meningitis, post op cardiac surgical care, neurosurgery. Functions at the Standard Level of nursing practice.

Additional Details

Valid photo ID is required.
Traveler must present on their first day.
Attendance on the first day with required documents (Driver's license or valid photo ID, Professional license hard copy, All certifications needed for the position)
Orientation Information sent out before start date.

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