RN PRN 20P Seasonal- Pediatric ICU - 1st Shift

Huntsville Hospital Health System • Huntsville, AL

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About The Position

The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit is an 11 bed ICU that cares for critically ill children at Huntsville Hospital for Women and Children. The PICU is staffed by RNs, NPs, and Pediatric Intensivist who work closely together with a supportive multidisciplinary care team to provide acute care to children from 0-18 years of age. We offer a progressive educational program to train staff in pediatric critical care to include monthly inservices from our physicians. We are looking for a team player with a positive attitude and a drive for excellence to join our PICU family. We hope to see you soon! The PICU RN provides care for children and adolescents from 0-18 years of age, with life-threatening or high-acuity conditions that require constant monitoring. The RN identifies patient needs and priorities for care through detailed assessment of children who have respiratory, cardiac, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, orthopedic, endocrine and neurologic dysfunction. The PICU RN plans and delivers safe, age appropriate care under critical situations based on the patient’s needs to include titration of drips, multiple technical procedures and use of a variety of equipment for acute care. The RN evaluates the patient’s response to care and the attainment of or progress toward expected outcomes. The RN is accountable for outcomes of patient care delivered during the assigned shift, and strives to provide clinical and service excellence.

Requirements

• Graduate of Accredited School of Nursing with current Alabama licensure.
• Minimum of 1 year of Pediatric experience.
• PALS Certification must be obtained within 1 year of hire.
• BLS and PALS must be obtained and/or maintained through Huntsville Hospital's Corporate University.

Responsibilities

• Must work fulltime hours October through February.
• From March through May & August through September must work 24 shifts.
• OFF for the months of June and July.
• Holiday requirements will remain in effect with the exception of the holidays in the months of June and July.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance.
• Flexible spending.
• Short term and long term disability.
• Several retirement account options with 401K organization match.
• Nurse residency program.
• Tuition assistance.
• Student loan reimbursement.
• On-site training and education opportunities.
• Employee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees