NICU RN Job in Charlottesville, VA

Opportunity:

RN - NICU

Job Details:

• 13-week or 26-week contract available
• 36 or 48 hours per week accepted
• Night shift schedule
• 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 pre-approved time off per 13-week contract
• Time off cannot be approved during the first two weeks of assignment
• Patient ratios: 1:2 days, 2-3 nights and weekends, with 1:1 or 1:2 for ICU and 1:3 for Stepdown
• Daily census of 54 patients across 54 beds
• Patients include neonates and infants with diagnoses such as extreme prematurity, IUGR, RDS, BPD, TTN, PPHN, pneumonia, NEC, sepsis, all cardiac anomalies, neurologic, endocrine, renal, gastrointestinal, skeletal, and genetic anomalies, ROP, NAS, hypoglycemia, jaundice, and FTT
• Must have strong experience with high frequency vents, 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
• Full-time Level III NICU experience required; Level IV highly preferred
• Required to float to: L&D (newborn catch and transition), Mother/Baby postpartum, Pediatrics (infants under 1 year), and PICU (infants under 1 year)
• Special equipment includes ECMO, Arctic Sun for whole body cooling of HIE patients, Drager Ventilators, HFOV/HFJV, and bCPAP
• Charting system: Epic experience required
• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• BSN preferred
• 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)
• Virginia nursing license required (pending licenses accepted)
• Nursys verification required with submission
• References required
• Interdisciplinary support available including physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, radiology, social services, pharmacy, transportation, and unit secretary