Travel Nurse RN - Pediatrics in Oklahoma City, OK

**Job Title:** Registered Nurse - Emergency
**Job Specialty:** Pediatrics
**Job Duration:** 13 weeks
**Shift:** Nights, 3x12 Hr
**Guaranteed Hours:** 36 hours per week
**Experience:** Minimum of one year of experience required
**License:** Current RN License issued by the state nursing board or a current multistate compact RN License (eNLC)
**Certifications:**
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) issued by the American Heart Association
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) issued by the Emergency Nurses Association
**Must-Have:**
- Associate's Degree in Nursing from an accredited program
- Knowledge of professional nursing theories, practices, techniques, and procedures
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to respond effectively to cultural and language needs of patients and visitors
- Some computer skills
**Job Description:**
- Provide nursing care under general supervision to a variety of patients with health problems ranging from simple to complex.
- Assume responsibility for an assigned group of patients.
- Document patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed medical treatments; note all changes in physician orders.
- Assist physicians in the examination of patients and in performing minor diagnostic procedures and treatments.
- Obtain and monitor physiological data of patients, observe physiological manifestations, and intervene when necessary.
- Administer medication as prescribed.
- Initiate, regulate, and monitor intravenous infusions and blood products.
- Deliver patient care competently.
- Interact with family and patients in sharing care plans during hospital stay and at discharge.
- Inform patients and families of hospital procedures.
- Make referrals regarding patient care needs to appropriate personnel.
- Delegate tasks to support staff.
- Perform other duties as assigned.