NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care

Opportunity:

RN - NICU

Job Details:

• Minimum 2 years of NICU experience required; travel experience required
• Patient ratio of 1:2-3
• Work in a 5-bed, Level II NICU admitting infants 34 weeks gestational age and above
• Holiday shifts and Charge RN assignments as needed per unit
• 6 weekend shifts (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) required per 6-week schedule period
• On-call required: 24 hours in a 6-week schedule period (2 mandatory call shifts every 6-week schedule)
• Guaranteed hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks; cancelled shifts must be the regular assigned shift length
• Float required to well newborn nursery and postpartum; regular floating may be required between departments, units, and facilities as needed
• Block scheduling not available
• Home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility; no local candidates accepted
• Maximum of 7 days of requested time off
• Care for neonates with diagnoses including respiratory distress (CPAP, NiPPV, nasal cannula), prematurity, hypoglycemia, hyperbilirubinemia, and multiparity
• Perform and assist with blood glucose monitoring, bottle/breast/gavage feedings, isolation precautions, and central line/implanted line care
• Manage UAC (Umbilical Artery Catheter) and UVC (Umbilical Vein Catheter) care
• Support neonatal abstinence syndrome patients and provide patient and family teaching
• Attend high-risk deliveries and provide 1:1 recovery care of newborns (cross-training preferred)
• Assist with well newborn assessments and procedures when NICU census is low
• Stabilize and transfer higher acuity and/or lower gestational age newborns, including assisting with needle aspiration, chest tube placement, UVC/UAC line placement, lumbar puncture, intubation, surfactant administration, resuscitation, initiation of passive cooling, and additional procedures as needed
• Travelers with couplet care/postpartum experience preferred but not required to take couplet assignments
• Special equipment includes IV pumps, syringe feeding pumps, phototherapy equipment, incubator/isolette/Omnibed/radiant warmers, neonatal echo, and telehealth for neonatologist support/consultation; NP present in NICU 24/7
• Interdisciplinary support available including IV teams, physical therapy, respiratory services, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and pharmacy
• Required certifications: BLS, NRP; STABLE preferred
• Both Kansas and Missouri licensure or compact license required at time of submission