RN - NICU

RN - NICU

Shift Details: Shift 07:00 AM - 07:30 PM. Shifts Per Week: 3. Scheduled Hours: 36. Start Date: 08/03/2026. End Date: 11/02/2026. Duration: 13 Week(s).

Job Description: Start date: ASAP. Ratios: 1:2. Years of experience REQ: 2. First-timers accepted: Yes. Weekend REQ: Equivalent to every other weekend (Saturday/Sunday) plus 2 Fridays per 6-week schedule. Certs REQ: BCLS, NRP. Is on-call REQ?: No. Will this traveler need to float between like units? Yes, nursery role, transition role. This is not a routine occurrence; it may not be needed. If it becomes a potential to float, it would be "baby transition nurse," only if delivery volumes are high. The responsibilities would include the ability to care for baby after the initial birth. This would include routine baby care/vitals, head to toe assessment, skin to skin, breastfeeding, routine labs. Charting: EPIC. Epic Experience Preferred. Will NICU candidates be attending to delivers? No. Open to accommodating block schedule? Per manager discretion. Locals accepted: Yes. Pending License accepted: No. RTO Restrictions: RTO must be included at time of submission. Guaranteed Hours: facility is able to call off once per two week pay period.

Hospital Highlights: Type of Facility: Acute Care Hospital, Magnet Facility. Total Staffed Beds: 377. Scrub Color: Any color L/D & OR provided. Charting: Epic. Parking Cost: Free Parking!

Job Requirements & Qualifications: Previous Charge Experience: - Years of Experience: 2. Patient Ratio Experience: 3. Charting System Experience: -. Charting System Name: -. LTAC Experience: -. Trauma Level I Experience: -. Trauma Level II Experience: -. Travel Experience Required: -. Certifications: BLS, NRP, LA Fire Card. Card Skills: Administration of blood & blood products, Anti-Seizure Medications*, Antibiotics/Antivirals, APGAR scoring, Arterial line management, Assist with lumbar puncture, Blood glucose monitoring, Breastfeeding Support/Handling of Breast Milk, Bubble CPAP, Developmental Care, Feedings (bottle, breast, gavage), High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), High Frequency Ventilation, Insulin administration*, Isolation Precautions/PPE, IV vasopressors, Management of Chest Tubes*, Meconium Aspiration, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Neonatal Dosage Calculations, Neonates 34 weeks, Neonates 29-34 weeks, NICU III, 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, Steroids, Surfactants, Therapeutic hypothermia (cooling blanket)*, Thermoregulation, UAC (Umbilical Artery Catheter), UVC (Umbilical Vein Catheter), Ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BIPAP/PEEP), Cue-based feeding*, Vents.

Unit Details: Staffing & Scheduling: Scheduling Type: self. Patient Ratios Days: 2. Patient Ratios Nights: 2. Patient Ratios Weekends: 2. Float Required: Nursery role, transition role. "Baby transition nurse" only if delivery volumes are high. Responsibilities: care for baby after the initial birth. Including routine baby care/vitals, head to toe assessment, skin to skin, breastfeeding, routine labs. Call Required: -. Weekend Coverage: True. Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract: Equivalent to every other weekend (Saturday/Sunday) plus 2 Fridays per 6-week schedule. Pre-Approved Time Off: -. Orientation Hours: 36.

Facility & Patient Care Details: Patient Age Groups: Neonates, Infants. Daily Census: 15. Number of Visits Per Day: -. Number of Rooms: 18. Number of Beds: 18. Interdisciplinary Support: Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Social Services, Pharmacy, Unit Secretary. Patient Diagnoses: Prematurity, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn, Sepsis; Presumed Sepsis, Feeding Intolerance, ELBW from 23/24 weeks, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Late preterm, Poor feeding, Hypoglycemia, Genetic abnormalities. Special Procedures/Unit Details: Preferred: Cue-based feeding, Donor Human Milk, Prolacta Human-milk-based human milk fortifier, Umbilical central lines, PICC lines, Chest tubes, Passive cooling, Therapeutic Hypothermia. NICU candidates will NOT be attending to delivers.

Special Equipment: Conventional ventilation, Non-invasive ventilation, NAVA, HFOV, Jet ventilation, NIRS, Hi-flow nasal cannula, Angeleye patient cameras.