NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care

Opportunity:

RN - NICU

Job Details:

• 13 or 26 week contract options available
• 36 or 48 hours per week available
• Night shift schedule
• Must work 3 weekends out of every 6-week scheduling period
• Must work 2 out of 3 winter holidays; time off around Christmas cannot be approved
• Maximum of 40 hours of time off per 13-week contract; no additional time off approved after offer acceptance
• Time off cannot be approved during the first two weeks of assignment
• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• Full-time Level III NICU experience is required; floating experience does not fulfill this requirement
• Level IV NICU experience highly preferred
• Patient ratios: 1:2 on days; 2-3 on nights and weekends; 1:1 or 1:2 for ICU patients; 1:3 for stepdown patients
• Epic charting system experience required
• Required certifications: BLS, NRP (must be in-hand at time of submission), and Dr. Brown's Infant Driven Feeding Certificate (can submit with certification pending)
• BSN preferred
• Required skills include: High Frequency Ventilation, Conventional Ventilators, iNO, Tracheostomy Care, NIPPV/NIMV, CPAP/BiPAP, IV Fluid Management including drips, Hemodynamic Support, Post-Op Care, Whole Body Cooling, Admissions, IV Placements, Lab Draws, Wound/Drain/Line Care, Ostomy Care, CVL Dressing Changes, IV Fluid Titration, ABG Interpretation, and Medication Calculations
• Assist with intubation, lumbar puncture, PICC placement and dressing changes, umbilical line placement, and chest tube placement
• Special equipment includes: ECMO, Arctic Sun for whole body cooling of HIE patients, Drager Ventilators, HFOV/HFJV, and bCPAP
• Required to float to: L&D (newborn catch and transition), Mother/Baby and Postpartum, Pediatrics (infant care under 1 year), and PICU (infant care under 1 year)
• Interdisciplinary support available including Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Radiology, Pharmacy, Social Services, and more
• Patient population includes neonates and infants with diagnoses such as extreme prematurity, IUGR, RDS, BPD, PPHN, NEC, Sepsis, cardiac anomalies, neurologic and genetic anomalies, NAS, and more