NICU RN Job in Charlottesville, VA

Opportunity:

RN - NICU

Job Details:

• 13-week contract assignment
• Night shift schedule
• 36 or 48 hours per week accepted
• 3 weekends required per 6-week scheduling period; every other holiday
• Unable to approve time off Labor Day weekend
• 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
• Patient ratios: 1:2 days, 2-3 nights and weekends; 1:1 or 1:2 for ICU, 1:3 for Stepdown
• Float required to PICU, Pediatrics, Postpartum, and Labor & Delivery (newborn catching and transition)
• 54-bed Level III/IV NICU unit serving neonates and infants
• Patient diagnoses include extreme prematurity, IUGR, RDS, BPD, TTN, PPHN, pneumonia, NEC, sepsis, cardiac anomalies, neurologic, endocrine, renal, gastrointestinal, skeletal, genetic anomalies, ROP, NAS, hypoglycemia, jaundice, and FTT
• Must have strong hands-on 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 titration, ABG interpretation, and medication calculations
• Must 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
• Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, radiology, social services, pharmacy, transportation, and unit secretary
• Full-time Level III NICU experience is required; Level IV experience is highly preferred; floating experience does not fulfill this requirement
• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• Epic charting system experience required
• Required certifications: BLS, NRP, and Dr. Brown's Infant Driven Feeding Certificate (can submit with certification pending; cost of $200)
• Virginia nursing license required; pending licenses accepted
• BSN preferred