Registered Nurse (RN) NICU

Registered Nurse (RN) NICU

Job Type: Full-Time | 0.75 FTE or 60 hours/pp

Schedule: 5 x 12-hour Day Shifts (7a-7p), Rotating Weekends and holidays

$7,500 Sign-On Bonus available to qualified applicants

Your experience matters

UP Health System - Marquette is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a NICU RN joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

The 22 bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at UP Health System Marquette is the region's only intensive care unit specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants. Our NICU has advanced technology and trained healthcare professionals to give special care to our tiniest patients. We also care for babies in our NICU who are not as sick as others but need specialized nursing care and provide neonatal transport for the entire Upper Peninsula.

How you'll contribute

A NICU RN who excels in this role:

• Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.
• Documents patient care given.
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.
• Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral, and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for

Applicants should have a current Michigan RN license and possess an associate's degree from an accredited nursing school (bachelor's preferred).

Additional requirements include:

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS-HCP)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) (within 1 year)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) (within 1 year)