Job Requirements & Qualifications
Previous Charge Experience:
–
Years of Experience:
2 year(s)
Patient Ratio Experience:
1:1
Charting System:
Required
, Cerner
Teaching Hospital Experience:
Preferred
Community Hospital Experience:
–
LTAC Experience:
–
Trauma Level I Experience:
–
Trauma Level II Experience:
–
Travel Experience Required:
No
Certfications:
Certs marked with * are preferred
BLS, NRP, PALS
Skills:
Skills marked with * are preferred
IV therapy
Administration of Blood and 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)
Medications/Emergency Medications
Anti-Seizure Medications
Antibiotics/Antivirals
IV vasopressors
Neonatal Dosage Calculations
Professional Topic and Skills
APGAR scoring*
Developmental Care
Patient/family teaching
Phlebotomy
Thermoregulation
Neurologic
Assist with lumbar puncture
Intracranial Pressure Monitoring
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Seizure disorders
Therapeutic hypothermia (cooling blanket)
Ventricular Peritoneal (VP) Shunts
Work Settings
Attend High Risk Deliveries*
NICU IV
Pediatrics
PICU
Endocrine/Metabolic
Blood glucose monitoring
Insulin administration
Phototherapy
Gastrointestinal
Breastfeeding Support/Handling of Breast Milk
Colostomy/Ileostomy care
Feedings (bottle, breast, gavage)
Placement/Management of oral/nasogastric/nasojejunal tubes
Post Abdominal Surgery
Respiratory
Bubble CPAP
Endotracheal Tube Suctioning
High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
High Frequency Ventilation
Inhaled Nitric Oxide
Management of Chest Tubes
Oscillators
Respiratory distress syndrome
Tracheostomy Management*
Vapotherm
Ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BIPAP/PEEP)
Cardiovascular
Dysrhythmia Interpretation/Management
Post cardiac surgery*
Post interventional cardiac catheterization*
Pre-Cardiac Surgery*
Infectious Disease
Isolation Precautions
Sepsis Work Up
Patient Types
Neonates 34 weeks
Neonates 29-34 weeks Job Overview
Description:
NICU RN
9/8 or 9/22 STARTS ONLY
3X12S
17 WEEK CONTRACT
RTO: 10 DAYS MAX. MUST BE WILLING TO WORK 4 OF 6 HOLIDAYS.
CAN REQUEST OFF 2 OF THE FOLLOWING (1ST COME 1ST SERVE): THANKSGIVING DAY, BLACK FRIDAY, XMAS EVE, XMAS DAY, NYE, NY DAY
Required- Peds hospital experience for required floating- please screen if no experience
MUST have experience with ELBW population (22-24 weeks gestation)
All the below REQUIRED
Must work with vents 2-3 shifts/week, 1 x week is not enough
hyperbilirubinemia
general surgery
Neonatal sepsis
Steroids
First-timers accepted: Y
Years of experience REQ: 2
Call REQ: N
Floating REQ: Y; 1st to float; to Peds, PICU or CVICU
Weekend REQ: Y EVERY OTHER
Certs REQ: BLS, NRP, PALS
Documentation System: Cerner
Oscillator vents
No Jet vents
conventional vents
bubble CPAP
NIPPV
Pre/Post Op surgical experience, trachs, central lines, drips, and small baby care
