Travel RN- PICU 12hr Nights Almost Home in Peoria, Illinois at Fidelity On Call, LTD

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse (PICU RN) ALMOST HOME KIDS
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse provides specialized nursing care to critically ill infants, children, and adolescents with complex medical and surgical conditions. The RN is responsible for assessing patients, developing and implementing age-appropriate plans of care, administering medications and treatments, managing advanced life-support equipment, and collaborating with families and the interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Responsibilities
Assess critically ill pediatric patients and continuously monitor changes in condition.
Develop, implement, and update age-appropriate individualized plans of care.
Monitor and interpret vital signs, cardiac rhythms, hemodynamic data, laboratory results, and diagnostic findings.
Administer medications, weight-based dosages, IV therapies, blood products, and treatments.
Manage mechanical ventilators, central lines, arterial lines, chest tubes, drains, and other advanced medical equipment.
Provide care to pediatric patients with respiratory failure, sepsis, trauma, neurological conditions, organ failure, and other critical illnesses.
Recognize and respond promptly to cardiac, respiratory, neurological, and other pediatric emergencies.
Participate in rapid-response and resuscitation efforts.
Provide preoperative and postoperative critical care when applicable.
Educate and support patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatments, and plans of care.
Coordinate care with physicians, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
Complete timely and accurate documentation.
Follow all patient-safety and infection-prevention standards.

Qualifications
Active RN license for the state of practice.
Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
Current PALS certification.
ACLS certification if required by the facility.
Minimum of one year of recent PICU or comparable pediatric critical care experience.
Experience with pediatric mechanical ventilation, cardiac monitoring, weight-based medications, and advanced life-support equipment.
Strong pediatric assessment, critical-thinking, communication, and emergency-response skills.

Why Work with Fidelity On Call?
Join a trusted healthcare staffing team with more than 30 years of experience. We offer competitive pay, personalized support, quality assignments, comprehensive benefits (Day 1 Coverage), and 24/7 assistance from a team that truly has your back.

Schedule
12 hr. Night Shifts-36hrs weekly
Every other weekend
Every other holiday
Start Date: 2-3 weeks from offer