Access Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Pediatrics for a travel nursing job in Moreno Valley, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Pediatrics
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 12 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Assesses patients on admission within specified time frames to include consideration of physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs
Reassess each patients health needs whenever warranted b the patients condition and at least every shift utilizing the nursing processes after obtaining a systematic database
Establishes a plan of care based on indefinite data from all appropriate sources
Reviews and updates the plan of care for each assigned patient utilizing data obtained from reassessments.
Administers oral, topical the parental medications utilizing the 7 rights
Assesses and documents effectiveness/untoward effects of medications and treatments.
Performs treatments and procedures with consideration of common nursing practice, hospital policy and procedure, sterile technique, standard precautions and patient privacy
Documents response to are and addresses pain management, discharge planning needs, educations and progress towards goals.
Documents in a legible and accurate manner to include date and time of entry, signature, and title.
Educates patient/family based on his/her assessed needs and uses Krames where appropriate
Interprets or analyzes diagnostic data and reports, and intervenes appropriately
Promptly communicates change in patients clinical condition to physicians and other health care team members as appropriate.
Uses SBAR communication for all handoffs
Demonstrates consideration of patient rights including confidentiality, safety and patient participation in plan of care
Evaluates and documents patient care provided and the effectiveness of patient teaching
Participates in multidisciplinary care planning
Demonstrates knowledge of application criteria for restrains and the ability to manage patients in restraints per policy
Follows the National Patient Safety Goals
Follows hospital policy on use of two patient identifiers
Understands Disaster Plan and own role
Understands how to activate the Rapid Response Team
Completes orientation to Life Safety Standards - Code Blue, Code Pink (infant abduction, Haz Mat Spills, Code Red (Fire), Oxygen shut off valve.
Follows hospital infection control policies.
Demonstrates knowledge of blood transfusion policy and documentation
Understand the Chain of Command and accesses it appropriately
Follows guidelines for Core Measures and vaccine control
Washes hand before and after each patient contact
Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development and provide age specific support of patients and families for the following: Infant, Child, Adolescent
Accurately assesses child for pain using age specific tools and intervenes appropriately
Demonstrates age specific knowledge of medications (dose, administration and assessment)
Accurately monitors fluid intake for pediatrics patients including infants in diapers.
Familiar with oxygen hoods and croup tents.
Recognizes changes in vital signs specific to different ages
Understands role in Code Pink (infant security)
Familiar with unit routine
Appropriately uses diaper and weighing scales
Provides support to parents with their children
Accurately assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the care of pediatric patient
Verifies all medications/dosages with a second RN prior to administration.
Access Healthcare Job ID. Pay package is based on 7 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.
About Access Healthcare
Access Healthcare aims to provide superior service to our nursing family by providing around the clock support, competitive pay packages and an unmatched benefits package. Unlike other agencies, we offer a true family feel and work with you to find the placement that is right for you. We offer one of the top leading pay packages in the industry and we are ready to get you the money you deserve.
Access Healthcare was founded by two travel nurses, Danielle and Diego, who had a dream and a shared vision of creating an agency which all nurses would want to work with. Our passion has led us to where we are today as one of the top 10 agencies in our home state of New Jersey, with access to contracts in all 50 states. We encourage you to join our team and we cannot wait to get to know you.