Registered Nurse - Pediatrics

Specialty: Pediatrics - 36H only Start Date:12/4/23 Ratios: 1:3 Experience Required: At least 1 year of recent pediatrics experience, preferred 2 years Holiday RTO Dates: Only one day of holiday RTO can be requested (Holiday dates include: 11/23, 11/24, 12/24, 12/25, 12/31, 1/1 - with a cap of up to 3 consecutive days during holiday week including the holiday). Travelers must be open to working all holidays besides approved RTO (noting: they may not be scheduled for all but they must be open to working all) First time travelers are accepted Certs required: BCLS, NRP, and PALS Must pass cardiac exam at orientation Every other weekend required Meditech expanse experience preferred Perm staff must wait 12 months and meet 85 mile rule Nursys: No hits are allowed, if there is a hit of ANY kind it is an automatic redirect Need Compact or AL license in hand when applying Unit Info Six Bed Pediatric Unit - Acute Care and Well-Baby Nursery. General Hospital Orientation + 12 hours of unit orientation Scrub Color: Navy At DCH Health System, we take pediatrics personally, because we recognize how the entire family is affected when a child is sick, injured, or living with a chronic medical condition. Our board-certified pediatricians recognize how children are not just smaller versions of adults. Children need specialized care for their specific needs appropriate to their developmental level: physically, emotionally, and psychologically, from birth through adolescence. Some pediatricians serve as primary care physicians to children, meaning they are the first stop parents take their children for general medical care, like vaccinations and routine checkups. Pediatricians are uniquely qualified to check a child's growth, including their physical, emotional, and cognitive development. At DCH Health System, we have pediatricians with experience in a wide variety of pediatric subspecialties, including: Neurology treats nervous system disorders Neonatology is the treatment of premature infants Otolaryngology treats children with ear, nose, and throat conditions Immunology focuses on the treatment of childhood food and environmental allergies, as well as autoimmune disorders Cardiology treats childhood heart conditions And much more