RN - NICU

Gross Weekly Pay - $2,115.50


Job Summary
The NICU Registered Nurse independently utilizes the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation) to deliver safe, evidence-based, and developmentally appropriate care to neonates requiring intensive medical interventions. This role collaborates closely with an interdisciplinary team-including neonatologists, neonatal nurse practitioners (NNPs), respiratory therapists, and social workers-to manage complex patient plans while actively supporting and educating families through the hospitalization and discharge processes.

Core Responsibilities

1. Clinical Care & Patient Management

• Continuous Monitoring: Assess and record vital signs, oxygen levels, and neurological/physical changes in critically ill infants.
• Advanced Interventions: Administer high-risk medications, fluid therapies, and blood products intravenously via specialized central and peripheral lines.
• Respiratory Support: Manage and monitor advanced medical technology, including mechanical ventilators, CPAP machines, and nitric oxide delivery systems.
• Surgical & Treatment Support: Provide specialized pre- and post-operative care, as well as target therapies like phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia.
• Delivery Attendance: Attend high-risk or emergency deliveries to assist with immediate neonatal resuscitation and stabilization.

2. Developmental & Daily Care Management

• Environment Optimization: Maintain a healing environment by practicing "cluster care" to minimize overstimulation, protect infant sleep cycles, regulate temperature via incubators, and control sound and light exposure.
• Daily Rounds: Handle routine diapering, bathing, and specialized feeding protocols (including gavage/feeding tubes and total parenteral nutrition).

3. Family Education & Support

• Emotional Advocacy: Provide empathetic emotional and clinical support to parents navigating a high-stress medical environment.
• Parent Coaching: Guide parents in safe infant care, including swaddling, bathing, feeding techniques, and promoting skin-to-skin ("kangaroo") contact.
• Discharge Readiness: Educate families on home care protocols, including specialized medical equipment operation, home medication scheduling, and recognizing warning signs.