Registered Nurse(RN) / Travel / Pediatric

TRAVEL - RN - PEDS (643) - HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke's - 7P - 7A

Unit Information: Peds Step-Down-4CN / (643)

Location: HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's

Address: 2001 N High St, Denver, CO 80205
Floor: 4th Floor

Building: HCA HealthONE at Presbyterian St. Luke's

General Information

Tell us about the unit(s):

• Number of Beds - 36- all private rooms with parent sleeping accommodations

• Number of Staff - 60

• Type of staff:

• Day Shift - 1 charge (patient free), 1-3 PCTs (CNAs), occasionally a Clinical Nurse Coordinator as extra resource- typically 4 days a week

• Night Shift - 1 charge (patient free), 1-2 PCTs, occasionally a Clinical Nurse Coordinator as resource - typically twice a week or as staffing allows.

• Patient Ratios - Mixed care- step down patients (spinal fusions, chest tubes, high flow oxygen. We do not do any CPAP, BiPAP or trach/vents in the department, they all go to PICU) are staffed 1:3 and basic care patients are staffed 1:4

• Type of equipment - Phillips Monitors

• EMR - Meditech

Typical hiring profile

Skill Set Most recruited for: (Travel RNs, local CNAs and sitters)
Must have : candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.

• Minimum 1-year current Pediatric RN experience

• BLS & NRP

• Must be comfortable with high flow oxygen, spinal fusion, chest tubes

Preferred or nice to have : candidates with these skills will be considered first.

• Prior Meditech experience

List typical procedures performed on unit(s):

• NGTs, Foleys, TP Tubes, PIVs, phlebotomy (we do have an accuvein in the dept)

• Rare- but can occur occasionally- LPs.

Best personality Fit:

• Its a fast paced department- Be willing to ask for help and be willing to help

• Its a fun team and we like everyone to feel like they are part of the team- so someone that wants to be part of a team.

Unit Guidelines/Policies : Please feel free to attach unit policies and guidelines.

• On-site parking, with bridge that attaches directly to the department. Free of charge.

• Will not put new travelers- first contract- on day shift, they must be willing to do night shift.

• Candidates with multiple years experience in traveling are first to be considered.

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc. * Remember it is a very competitive market any information you can provide will help attract talent .
Ø Scheduling is very important to the hiring manager- she wants the travelers to feel flexibility in their schedules. She communicates with the travelers about their requests at the same time of the full time employees putting in their requests. The travelers do not just fill holes we try to make a good schedule for them too.
Ø We take everything at our hospital and department except for trauma and burns.