Registered Nurse | Pediatric CVICU | Dallas, TX
DirectShifts
Dallas, TX, USA
Posted on Jul 14, 2023
About the Role
We are seeking a Registered Nurse to ensure we continue to provide all pediatric patients with high quality, efficient care. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do.
- Central line and arterial line placement
- Conscious sedation
- Intubation/extubation
- Post op recovery of general and cardiac procedures
- Sternal closures
- Codes
- ECMO cannulation and decannulation
- CRRT
- Manual PD
- EMR- Meditech
Education
- Graduate of an accredited diploma, associate, or baccalaureate degree registered nursing program
Requirements
- 1 year of Pediatric CICU/CVICU experience as staff nurse
- 3-4 contracts in a dedicated pediatric CICU
- 2 years minimum PICU experience as staff nurse
- Experience with caring for patients with congenital heart disease and post operative management of CHD patients
- Experience with management of arterial lines, central lines, transthoracic lines
Certifications
- Current State of Texas Registered Nurse (RN) license: MUST be ACTIVE
- Basic Life Support (BLS) REQUIRED
- Peditric Advanced Life Support (PALS) REQUIRED
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) REQUIRED
Preferred Skills
- 2 years or more of Pediatric CICU/CVICU experience as staff nurse
- At least 1 year Experience with caring for neonatal cardiac patients (pre-op and post op management)
- 2 or more years as a Pediatric cardiac experience in step down or cardiology floor
***This role requires you to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 based on local, state and /or federal law or regulations (unless a medical or religious exemption is approved).***