Travel Nurse RN - Pediatrics - $2,394 per week Job Listing at Carle Health - 1304 Franklin Avenue , Carle BroMenn Medical Center in Normal, IL (Job ID 5722097-2024-10-25)

Description

Job Details
• The Outpatient Infusion Department/Pediatric Unit is committed to our Nursing Professional Practice Model; we believe in caring relationships with our patients, families, community, and colleagues to provide exceptional care.
• Our dedicated nursing staff, nurse leaders, interdisciplinary team members, and physician partners practice in an eleven bed inpatient unit that is combined with a 24/7 outpatient infusion department.
• All care is delivered by a highly-trained staff utilizing the most current technology and equipment.
• The unit is fast-paced, exciting, and always evolving- as RNs care for those ten days of age through the entire adulthood span and provide infusion treatments such as blood products, specialty medications, chemotherapy, hydration, antibiotics.
• Travelers must be willing and comfortable floating to the Adult Infusion unit.

Job Requirements
• Performs all responsibilities and duties required by unit as specific to the scope of service.
• Implements procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice.
• Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team.
• Completes initial assessment upon patient admission and develops appropriate plan of care in accordance with unit standards and that is based on patient and family needs.
• Implements plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures.
• Modifies plan of care based upon continuous evaluation.
• Takes responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents.
• Communicates with others directly and in private when necessary to resolve issues.
• Offers constructive feedback to assist in the professional development of peers, and confers with colleagues to expand knowledge base.
• Identifies own learning needs and takes initiative to begin appropriate solution.
• Fulfills all requirements of departmental competencies.

Unit Specific Information
• Monitors intake and output of all pediatric patient assignment.
• Changes dressings, inserts catheters, starts IVs.
• Administers medications using proper bar code scanning.
• Notifies appropriate provider with high alert lab results.
• Serves as a mandated reporter for all suspected abuse/neglect cases.

Additional Details
• Required Skills & Experience: N/A
• Preferred Skills & Experience: N/A
• Department-Specific Skills & Experience: N/A