What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel Pediatric ICU RN Professional position at Gifted Healthcare?
Job Responsibilities
- Provide age-appropriate care to pediatric patients and consult with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans.
- Assist the physician during examination, treatment, and procedures, which can include life-saving situations.
- Monitor patient vital signs, such as blood pressure, breathing, and heart rate.
- Follow continuous cardiac and respiratory monitor readings, including EKG tracings, O2 stats, CVP/arterial line waveforms.
- Track urine output, change dressings, insert catheters, start IVs.
- Administer infusion therapy, including IV fluids, antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals, electrolytes.
- Assist with the insertion or discontinuation of CV catheters, arterial lines, external ventricular drains, epidural catheters, and endotracheal tubes, Foleys.
