RN - NICU

RN - NICU

Shift: Night 3x12-Hour (18:45 - 07:15)

Description: RN/NICU

Avg. Daily Census: 6.9

Rooms: 18

Beds: 20

Years of experience REQ: 2

First-timers accepted: No

Weekend REQ: Yes, 4 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule (Friday and/or Saturday night) AND 2 Sunday nights per 6-week schedule

Certs REQ: BLS, NRP

Skills REQ: Attend High Risk Deliveries, Level 1 Nursery, NICU II, NICU III, Neonates < 24-28 weeks, Neonates 29-34 weeks, Neonates > 34 weeks, Dysrhythmia Interpretation/Management, Invasive Hemodynamic monitoring, Telemetry - on the unit monitoring, Blood glucose monitoring, Hyperbilirubinemia, Phototherapy, Breastfeeding Support/Handling of Breast Milk, Feedings (bottle, breast, gavage), Placement/Management of oral/nasogastric/nasojejunal tubes, Isolation Precautions/PPE, Neonatal Sepsis, Sepsis Work Up, Administration of blood & blood products, Arterial line management, Central line blood draw, Central Line/Implanted Line Care, Starting and maintaining IVs, UAC (Umbilical Artery Catheter), UVC (Umbilical Vein Catheter), Antibiotics/Antivirals, Anti-Seizure Medications, Neonatal Dosage Calculations, Steroids, Surfactants, Assist with lumbar puncture, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, APGAR scoring, Developmental Care, Patient/family teaching, Phlebotomy, Thermoregulation, Bubble CPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Management of Chest Tubes, Meconium Aspiration, Oxygen Delivery Systems, Respiratory distress syndrome, Suctioning (ETT, NT), Ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BIPAP/PEEP), arterial and venous puncture blood gas collection

Is on-call REQ? Yes, Two (2) 12hr call shifts per 6 week schedule

Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Yes, Well baby nursery; attend deliveries on L&D. Regular floating may be required between departments, units and facilities as needed.

Locals accepted: No, home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility

Pending License accepted: No

RTO Restrictions: No more than 7 days

Guaranteed Hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks. The cancelled shifts must be the regular shift length to which the Contractor Personnel is assigned

Special Requirements: Scrub Color: Navy Blue (provided for charge nurses and transition/baby catcher nurse only) Charting: EPIC

Account Manager: Taylor Mason

Account Manager Email: View email address on click.appcast.io

COVID-19 Vaccine: Not Required

Flu Vaccine: Required - Medical/Religious Exemptions Only

Submittals: Low

Job Requirements & Qualifications

Previous Charge Experience : - Years of Experience : 2

Patient Ratio Experience : 1-3

Charting System Experience : Required

Charting System Name : Epic

Community Hospital Experience : -

LTAC Experience : -

Trauma Level I Experience : -

Trauma Level II Experience : -

Travel Experience Required : Yes

Certifications : BLS, NRP, STABLE*

Skills : Administration of blood & blood products, Anti-Seizure Medications, Antibiotics/Antivirals, APGAR scoring, Arterial line management, Assist with lumbar puncture, Attend High Risk Deliveries, Blood glucose monitoring, Breastfeeding Support/Handling of Breast Milk, Bubble CPAP, Central line blood draw, Central Line/Implanted Line Care, Developmental Care, Dysrhythmia Interpretation/Management, Feedings (bottle, breast, gavage), High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), High Frequency Ventilation*, Hyperbilirubinemia, Invasive Hemodynamic monitoring, Isolation Precautions/PPE, IV vasopressors*, Level 1 Nursery, Management of Chest Tubes, Meconium Aspiration, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Neonatal Dosage Calculations, Neonatal Sepsis, Neonates 34 weeks, Neonates 29-34 weeks, NICU II, NICU III, NICU IV*, NICU transport*, Nitric Oxide (INo)*, 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, Suctioning (ETT, NT), Surfactants, Telemetry - on the unit monitoring, Therapeutic hypothermia (cooling blanket)*, Thermoregulation, UAC (Umbilical Artery Catheter), UVC (Umbilical Vein Catheter), Ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BIPAP/PEEP), arterial and venous puncture blood gas collection

Unit Details

Scheduling Type : Other

Patient Ratios Days : -

Patient Ratios Nights : -

Patient Ratios Weekends : 3

Float Required : Well baby nursery; attend deliveries on L&D. Regular floating may be required between departments, units and facilities as needed.

Call Required : Two (2) 12hr call shifts per 6 week schedule

Weekend Coverage : -

Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract : 4 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule (Friday and/or Saturday night) AND 2 Sunday nights per 6-week schedule

Pre-Approved Time Off : two

Orientation Hours : 24

Facility & Patient Care Details

Patient Age Groups : Neonates, Infants

Daily Census : 6.9

Number of Visits Per Day : 0

Number of Rooms : 18

Number of Beds : 20

Additional Unit Information Interdisciplinary Support : Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Radiology, Social Services, Pharmacy, Unit Secretary

Patient Diagnoses : -

Special Procedures/Unit Details : Delivery attendance/post birth stabilization; well newborn care; minimum of 2 years of NICU experience; Epic experience preferred

Special Equipment : -

Travel Compliance

Floating: May be required between departments, units and facilities as needed travelers would need both Kansas and Missouri or compact in hand at time of submission. The unwillingness to do so will result in a cancel.

Radius/Local Rules: No local candidates accepted within 75 mile radius. No local travelers allowed, except for Patient Care Technicians, Certified Nurse Assistants, and Medical Assistants.

RTO: Max of 7 days of RTO for Aya Offer (7+ must be sent for approval along with any holiday RTO).

Tenure Policy / Returning Staff and Tenure Policy (excluding Interim Leadership and RNFA roles): 18 months with a 3-month break in service required. Permanent employees (across BJC and/or Saint Lukes) must wait 1 year before returning to any BJC facility as a traveler.

Booking Rules: BJC does not permit contractors to sign a contract and subsequently cancel it in order to accept another BJC assignment. Contractors are expected to fulfill the terms of their signed agreement in full. Mid-contract cancellations for the purpose of booking a different BJC assignment are not allowed. If a contract is canceled at the contractor s discretion, they must complete an assignment elsewhere before being considered for a new BJC opportunity.

Compliance

Compliance Deadline: Docs will be due 2 Fridays before the start date. There are also 10-15 hours of modules to be done as part of compliance, which are due Monday 1 week prior to start. Labs: Labs must be completed within 48-72 hours of signing Modules: Pre-start modules are non-billable