RN Acute- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)- Blank Children's Hospital

Overview

Full-Time Nights 7pm-7:30pm, every fourth weekend and holiday rotation
Now Offering a Limited-Time $20,000 RN Sign-On Bonus!
Relocation Assistance: Up to $10,000 for full-time offers when relocating more than 50 miles.

Department

PICU-MethShift

Job ID

184229

Overview

The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Blank Children’s Hospital delivers comprehensive, round-the-clock critical care for infants, children, and adolescents facing traumatic injuries, life-threatening illnesses, or recovering from major surgery.

Unit Overview

• 12 single-patient, private rooms—each equipped with in-room private bathroom and shower, ample storage, a pull-out bed or reclining chair, individual entertainment systems, and privacy curtains.
• Ceiling-mounted medical equipment booms allow quick, efficient access to critical tools during emergencies.
• Dedicated spaces include a Family Consultation Room for meetings between families and care teams, and a Family Lounge with kitchenette and comfortable seating.

Family-Centered Approach

• Accommodations encourage family presence: pull-out beds, recliners in rooms, and private bathrooms enable caregivers to stay overnight.
• The Family Lounge and Consultation Room offer dedicated spaces for families to gather, rest, and meet privately with the care team.

Patient Population & Services

• Treats critically ill or injured patients—including infants, children, and teens—managing a wide range of complex conditions.
• Capable of supporting cases involving major surgery recovery, trauma response, respiratory failure, severe infections, and multi-organ complications.
• Utilizes state-of-the-art monitoring and life-support systems for rapid interventions and high-level care.

Commitment to Excellence

• Part of Blank Children’s Hospital, which emphasizes family-centered healing, child-friendly design, and child-appropriate medical equipment.
• Aligned with the hospital's philosophy: involving families actively in care to reduce anxiety, improve recovery rates, and enhance overall outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Affords assessments of the needs of patients and families, providing appropriate teaching and making the necessary referrals to provide continuity of care.
• Develops an individual plan of care using a collaborative approach with the patient/family and health care team.
• Promptly completes documentation to assure an accurate legal record of patient’s care.
• Delivers high quality care utilizing the nursing process while demonstrating knowledge and clinical skills of the specialty required on assigned unit in accordance with established policies, procedures and standards of care.
• Utilizes a holistic approach (considering biopsychosocial, spiritual, educational, safety, and related criteria) appropriate to the age of the patients and families served in the assigned service area.
• Delegates and provides direction for other healthcare team members within their scope of practice and holds them accountable for their involvement in the plan of care.
• Utilizes critical thinking in developing nursing interventions while maintaining responsibility and accountability for the knowledge of conditions of assigned patients.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or IA Board of Nursing approved nursing program.
• Licenses/Certifications: Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa.
• Experience: Minimum of twelve months acute RN experience.
• Other: Level 3 Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.