Registered Nurse - NICU @ University of Virginia Medical Center

Opportunity:

RN - NICU

Job Details:

• 13-week assignment working day shifts
• 36-hour orientation required
• Patient ratios: 2:1 during days, 2-3:1 during nights and weekends
• Required to work 3 weekends out of every 6-week scheduling period and every other holiday
• Must float to PICU, Peds, Postpartum, and L&D (baby catcher)
• Care for neonates and infants in a 54-bed Level III/IV NICU
• Required certifications: BLS, NRP, and Dr. Brown's Infant Driven Feeding Certificate (can submit with pending - $185 cost)
• Epic charting system experience required
• Minimum 2 years of experience with patient ratio experience of 3
• Full-time Level III NICU experience required (floating experience not acceptable), Level IV highly preferred
• Must have strong experience with high frequency ventilators, conventional ventilators, iNO, trachs, 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 changes, titrating IV fluids, ABG interpretation, and medication calculations
• Must assist with intubation, lumbar puncture, PICC placement/dressing changes, umbilical line placement, and chest tube placement
• Up to 40 hours of requested time off approved per contract (cannot approve time off during first two weeks)
• BSN preferred
• Nursys verification required for submittal
• Can submit with Virginia license pending but must have license in-hand by Wednesday before start date