Pediatric Intensive Care - PICU Nurse

Job ID: 576309
Discipline: Registered Nurse
Date Posted: November 16, 2020
Address: 280 West Macarthur Boulevard
Location: Oakland, CA 94611
Shift: 12 N
Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: December 09, 2020
Organization: NurseChoice
Employment Type: Temporary
Weekly Pay: $2,371 - $2,613*
*Actual revenue will vary depending on location, clinical setting, pay or mix and other factors.

Job Description & Requirements

Pediatric Intensive Care - PICU Nurse

Exclusive Order to AMN. The flagship Medical Center for this major hospital organization, is community-focused, with a highly specialized care environment. Located in East Bay of the San Francisco area, and only 12 miles from downtown. Enjoy 13 weeks in a variety of adventure in culture, arts and food. The PICU unit holds 10 beds with levels 2-3 in acuity. Typical diagnosis for this unit includes: Neurosurgery; spine surgery; respiratory and GI; no cardiac. Traveler will be expected to float to the Pediatric unit. Computer skills are required and can be trained on the EPIC system. This is a small unit with collaborative practices with physicians and nurses; family centered theory.

Required Qualifications

Neurosurgery experience BLS, PALS certifications Experience in vents; Baxter infusion pumps; PCA; drips, chest tubes, vasoactive meds; typical PICU meds. Floats: Pediatrics

Preferred Qualifications

Health Connect May be expected to cross train to at least one other Maternal Child Health/Family Centered Care area with appropriate certifications.

Facility Location

Oakland has it all: a mild year-round climate, world-class arts and entertainment, award-winning restaurants, a yacht-dotted waterfront and a wonderfully renovated downtown area. Nestled between the bay and the coastal hills, a short drive across the bridge from San Francisco, travelers enjoy exploring the many facets of this eclectic and diverse California city.

Job Benefits

NurseChoice isn't your ordinary travel nurse recruitment agency. An AMN Healthcare company, NurseChoice is the national leader in connecting registered nurses with quick-start, short-term travel assignments (typically four to eight weeks in duration), including EMR and critical staffing assignments, while also offering some of the travel nursing industry's best benefits and highest pay rates. AMN Healthcare is an EEO/AA/Disability/Protected Veteran Employer. We encourage minority and female applicants to apply.