NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care

Opportunity:

RN - NICU

Job Details:

• Self-scheduling available
• 3:1 patient ratio for days, nights, and weekends
• 4 weekend shifts required per 6-week period
• 36 orientation hours
• Floating may be required to Mother Baby, L&D, and Pediatrics areas
• 3 years of NICU experience strongly preferred
• Travel experience preferred
• Cerner charting system experience preferred
• Required certifications: BLS, NRP, NIHSS
• Care for neonatal and infant patient population with a daily census of 13 across 18 beds
• Required skills include: administration of blood and blood products, arterial line management, bubble CPAP, central line blood draw, central line/implanted line care, developmental care, feedings (bottle, breast, gavage), high flow nasal cannula, high frequency ventilation, isolation precautions/PPE, management of chest tubes, meconium aspiration, neonatal dosage calculations, neonatal abstinence syndrome, necrotizing enterocolitis, oscillators, oxygen delivery systems, patient/family teaching, phlebotomy, phototherapy, placement/management of oral/nasogastric/nasojejunal tubes, respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis work up, starting and maintaining IVs, surfactants, thermoregulation, UAC, UVC, and ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BIPAP/PEEP)
• Interdisciplinary support available including physical therapy, respiratory services, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and unit secretary