NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care

Opportunity:

RN - NICU

Job Details:

• 13 or 26 week contract options available with November start dates
• Night shift position working 36 or 48 hours per week
• Patient ratios of 2:1 on days and 2-3:1 on nights and weekends
• ICU patient ratio is 1:1 or 1:2; stepdown patient ratio is 1:3
• Must work 3 weekends per 6-week scheduling period
• Must work 2 out of 3 winter holidays; time off cannot be approved around Christmas
• Maximum of 40 hours of time off approved per 13-week contract; no time off approved during first two weeks of assignment
• 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)
• Full-time Level III NICU experience is required; Level IV experience is highly preferred
• Floating experience does not fulfill Level III NICU experience requirement
• Required to float to: PICU, Pediatrics, Postpartum, and Labor & Delivery (baby catcher)
• Epic charting system experience required
• 2 years of experience required
• BSN preferred
• Must have strong experience with the following skills:
   - High frequency ventilators and conventional ventilators
   - iNO (inhaled nitric oxide)
   - Tracheostomy care
   - NIPPV/NIMV, CPAP/BiPAP
   - IV fluid management including drips and titration
   - Hemodynamic support
   - Post-operative care
   - Whole body cooling
   - Admissions
   - IV placements and IV fluid changes
   - Lab draws (heels and venous)
   - Wound, drain, and line care including CVL dressing changes
   - Ostomy care
   - ABG interpretation
   - Medication and neonatal dosage calculations
• Must be able to 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, Drager Ventilators, HFOV/HFJV, and bCPAP
• Unit cares for patients with diagnoses including extreme prematurity (22 weeks and above), IUGR, RDS, BPD, TTN, PPHN, pneumonia, NEC, sepsis, all cardiac anomalies, neurologic, endocrine, renal, gastrointestinal, skeletal, and genetic anomalies, ROP, NAS, hypoglycemia, jaundice, and failure to thrive
• Interdisciplinary support available including physical therapy, respiratory services, radiology, pharmacy, social services, and more
• 54-bed unit with a daily census of 54 patients caring for neonates and infants