Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN Pediatric Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Chicago, Illinois.
Position / Specialty: Pediatric Stepdown RN
*PLEASE READ* Inpatient Unit is very unique - 1 unit, 39 beds, all specialties on this unit, 50-60% of patients have some sort of technology dependence - ages 2 weeks to 18 yrs old.\
**IL RN LICENSE REQUIRED IN HAND FOR SUBMISSION**
Start date: ASAP - 9/16 or 9/23
Ratios: 1:3-4
Years of experience REQ: 2 years
First-timers accepted: N
Weekend REQ: Y – every other weekend required
Certs REQ:
- Valid IL license at time of submission preferred
- BCLS
- PALS
Is on-call REQ? (Y/N) What is the req? N
Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Y
Open to accommodating block schedule? N
Locals accepted: Y – same rate as travelers
Pending License accepted: Y
RTO Restrictions: RTO must be approved and included in the contract prior to the start date - No RTO may be added after the contract has started.
Guaranteed Hours:
36 hours for 3-12 hour shifts
48 hours for 4-12 hour shifts
40 hours for shifts less than 12 hours (8-hour and 10-hour shifts)
Special Requirements:
- Vents, trach, and G tube experience required.
- 1:4 ratio experience required
- Meditech experience required
- Flu vaccine required - NO EXEMPTIONS
*PLEASE READ* Inpatient Unit is very unique - 1 unit, 39 beds, all specialties on this unit, 50-60% of patients have some sort of technology dependence - ages 2 weeks to 18 yrs old.
Additional Notes:
We are an acute care unit that cares for patients with chronic illness. Our children have tracheostomies with chronic ventilators. We do not have drips or surgical patients, transitional patients. Vents, trach, and G tube experience required.
Hospital Highlights
Type of Facility: Children's
Magnet / Teaching / Level Trauma (if applicable): N/A
Total Staffed Beds: 62
Scrub Color: All: any color, neat and clean. Peds themed encouraged
Charting: Meditech
Parking Cost: Free parking in south or north lots. Facility is on a public park, so parking spaces are shared with the public.
Tact Medical Staffing Job ID #482702. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical - Pediatric
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Published: 6 days ago