About the role
13-Week Contract | Full-Time Nights | Bethesda, Maryland
We are seeking one experienced Pediatric Registered Nurse to provide safe, compassionate care at the NIH Clinical Center. This is a 13-week contract assignment with the possibility of a long-term or permanent full-time opportunity based on performance and continued staffing needs.
Minimum Qualifications
- Active, valid, and unrestricted RN license issued by at least one U.S. state, territory, or commonwealth
- Associate degree, nursing diploma, or bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited institution
- Successful completion of the NCLEX-RN
- Two to three years of current pediatric acute-care hospital experience
- Current Basic Life Support certification
- Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification
- ACLS certification if required by the client
- Demonstrated current competency in pediatric nursing
- Effective English communication skills
- Computer literacy and proficiency with electronic clinical documentation
- U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident/Green Card status
Primary Responsibilities
- Assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate age-appropriate nursing care for pediatric patients
- Monitor patient condition and promptly respond to clinical changes or emergencies
- Administer medications, fluids, blood products, and treatments as ordered and within the RN’s authorized scope of practice
- Calculate and verify weight-based medication dosages
- Maintain pediatric safety, infection-control, and emergency-response precautions
- Provide developmentally appropriate support to patients
- Educate and support parents, guardians, and family members
- Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential clinical documentation
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, support personnel, and other members of the interdisciplinary team
- Follow NIH clinical protocols, patient-safety requirements, and professional standards
- Participate in required orientation, training, and competency activities
- Float to another area when needed, provided the assignment is within the RN’s demonstrated competency and scope of practice
Additional Requirements
Selected candidates must satisfy NIH credentialing, health, immunization, security, fingerprinting, background-investigation, and facility-access requirements. All required licenses, certifications, competencies, and health documentation must remain current throughout the assignment.
Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will be clinically confident, attentive, dependable, and skilled at communicating with pediatric patients and their families while delivering high-quality acute care.