Travel Nurse Across America is seeking a travel nurse RN Pediatric Cardiac Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Norfolk, Virginia.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Pediatric Cardiac Stepdown
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 03/08/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights, rotating
- Employment Type: Travel
Registered Nurse, Pediatric Stepdown
Experience: 2 years
Licenses: RN(Compact Accepted)
Certifications: BLS; PALS
Strong Neuro skills
FLU required. No exemptions
Strong Neuro skills REQUIRED
Mapping: Peds Stepdown
# of Beds / Rooms / Bays: 11 to 20
Nurse to Patient Ratio: 1:4;1:3
Areas of Float Support: May be floated to other "like" general care areas.
Age Group of Patient Population Seen/Treated: Infant;Pediatric;Adolescent;Adult
Common Diagnosis/Treatment: Seizures, TBI, trauma, muscular dystrophies, encephalitis, neurosurgical (VP shunt, hydrocephalus, craniosynostosis),guillain-barre, chronic genetic disorders with a seizure component, overflow med/surg
Special Procedures: routing nursing (LP assistance, MRI accompaniment, ivIG infusions etc.)
Select All Applicable Airway/Respiratory by indicating types of treatment or care/support provided to patients within the unit: Trach Care;Chest Tube Set-up/Care
Drains;Epidural Pumps;EVD/ICP;Feeding Tubes;PCA Pumps;PICC/Central Lines;Syringe Pumps;Traction/Halo/Pin Care;Wound Vac
Our unit does use low-dose Ketamine drips on occasion
The nurse must be willing to work a rotating shift, 36 hours per week every other weekend and a holiday. The unit consists of 12 inpatient beds. The nurses; practice should be familiar with caring for patients with these abnormalities and working with this equipment. It features four video EEG monitoring rooms with state-of-the-art equipment and provides care to neurology, neurosurgery and epilepsy monitoring for surgical patients. This unit also performs gene therapy infusions for SMA and will often participate in clinical drug trials. Some of the conditions treated in this unit are Hydrocephalus, brain and spinal cord tumors, Intractable epilepsy, Spina Bifida, Craniofacial Disorders, brain and spine trauma, spinal deformity/scoliosis, concussions, ADEM, Ataxia, Brain Abscess, Chiara Malformation, closed head injury, Encephalopathy, Encephalitis, Guillain Barre, Hydrocephalous, Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, Neurofibromatosis, Macrocephaly, Moyamoya, MS, Pseudo seizures, shunt replacement/revision, sleep disorders, stroke, Tethered Cord, Tuberous Sclerosis, VNS Insertion/Malfunction, convulsions, AIM, Febrile Seizure, Cerebral Palsy, cyclical vomiting, etc.
About Travel Nurse Across America
At TNAA, we take pride in doing things differently. We place our healthcare travelers on high-paying assignments in exciting locations across the country, but it's our service before, during and after your assignment that sets us apart. Our dedicated, supportive staff understands how stressful preparing for a travel assignment can be, and that's why we put our experience to work for you to remove the headaches and send you smoothly on your way. Across our recruiting, clinical, quality assurance, payroll and housing teams, we promise to go out of our way to offer you an exceptional customer service experience. You may be a temporary employee of the facilities you serve, but when you travel with us, you become a permanent part of the TNAA family! Some of the benefits you receive with TNAA:
- Guaranteed Pay - Many contracts allow a hospital to call off a set amount of shifts without penalty to the hospital. When that occurs to a traveler on contract with TNAA, their per diems are not affected.
- Paid Sick Leave - Sick leave, in all 50 states, begins accruing from your first day, and you're eligible to use it after 90 days of employment.
- Travel Reimbursement - We offer up to $1,000 in travel expense reimbursement.
- Your Way is Paid - TNAA pays for all costs associated with getting the licenses and certifications needed for your assignment.
- Housing - Get the most out of your housing subsidy with our Easy Stay program or utilize our company provided housing.
- Insurance - We offer liability, vision, dental and health from day one.
More of what we offer can be viewed on our website at: www.tnaa.com/benefits