NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care

Opportunity:

RN - NICU

Job Details:

• 13-week travel assignment in a 32-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Patient ratios of 1:1, 1:2, or 1:3 depending on acuity
• Rotating weekends required (4 weekend shifts per month)
• Hospital laundered scrubs provided each shift
• Minimum 2 years of recent Level 3 or greater NICU experience required
• Experience caring for premature and critically ill neonates including infants requiring respiratory support
• Competency in management of patients receiving CPAP, high-flow nasal cannula, and mechanical ventilation required
• Experience with umbilical lines (UAC/UVC), PICC lines, and central line management required
• Experience administering and monitoring parenteral nutrition (TPN/lipids), IV medications, and neonatal drips required
• Proficiency in neonatal assessment, stabilization, and recognition of clinical deterioration required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Experience in Level IV NICU or regional referral NICU preferred
• Experience caring for micro-preemies (under 28 weeks gestation) and extremely low birth weight infants preferred
• Experience with high-frequency ventilation (HFOV/HFJV) and inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) preferred
• Experience with therapeutic hypothermia (cooling) protocols preferred
• Experience caring for infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) preferred
• Equipment used includes Alaris pumps, Medela milk warmers, Natus and GE phototherapy lights, GE Panda warmers/Giraffes, CareFusion Oscillator, Getinge (Servo) Ventilator, and Fisher and Paykel Bubble CPAP
• Typical procedures include neonatal resuscitation, CPAP management, mechanical ventilation management, surfactant administration, UVC/UAC line management, PICC line management, blood product administration, TPN and lipid administration, phototherapy, therapeutic hypothermia protocol management, and caregiver education
• May float to well-baby nursery
• Required certifications: NRP, BLS, STABLE, and current RN license