Job Overview
Description:
NICU – MISSION RN
ONLY 1 ORIENTATION AVAILABLE IN NOV – MUST BE ABLE TO START 11/3
Years of experience REQ: 5 years, 3-4 years will be considered given strong level IV exp
RTO: 7 DAYS MAX RTO – NO HOLIDAY RTO WILL BE APPROVED, MUST BE WILLING TO WORK.
First-timers accepted: Yes – provided experience level & good character fit
Certs REQ: BCLS, PALS, NRP
Floating REQ: ** Will Float to PICU & Pediatrics (Peds has VTM and Eating Disorder Medical Stabilization patients too)
Weekend REQ: Commitment of 6 weekend shifts for every 6-week schedule.Based on census, may not be needed for all 6 shifts, but required to schedule for coverage. Some choice of schedule options is available as long as needs of unit are met.
On-call REQ: N
Type of Scheduling: Self
RTO Restrictions: Pre-approved time off at the discretion of manager
Documentation System: Epic
Special Procedures/Unit Details:
RNs attend high-risk deliveries, so DR experience a plus. RNs draw labs. We have Centralized Milk Handling (feeds are prepared for you); assignments are generally pretty generous to allow for parent interaction and teaching. Use of Bubble CPAP preferred; we take great care to preserve lung tidal volumes and pt skin r/t long term use of CPAP. We use a lot of PICC lines. Regular use of cue-based or infant driven feeds preferred. Our unit focuses on optimal developmental support. Our unit culture is very team oriented and supportive. We have a core group of Neos that are great to work with. We are a community-based hospital and not a tertiary/quaternary hospital. We are a smaller team so more relational. We are about 20 minutes to the ocean and have many fun things to do in South Orange County!
Level III – Premature, respiratory distress, multiples common, LPI, ELBW, hypoglycemic, sepsis, occ. surgeries. Acuity can range from very acute to feeder/grower and lacks any pattern. Need to be comfortable with RSI and potential codes. Census swings fr.5 to 20. 90% admits from L&D in the adult hospital we rent a floor from; about 5% of pts come from home, MD office or ED Travel Experience Required:
No
Note: Will be considered depending on level of experience and provided a good character fit
Certfications:
Certs marked with * are preferred
BLS, C-ELBW*, NRP, PALS, RNC-NIC*
Skills:
Skills marked with * are preferred
IV therapy
Arterial line management
Central Line/Implanted Line Care
UAC (Umbilical Artery Catheter)
UVC (Umbilical Vein Catheter)
Work Settings
Attend High Risk Deliveries
NICU III
NICU IV
Respiratory
Bubble CPAP
Inhaled Nitric Oxide*
Oscillators*
Ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BIPAP/PEEP)
Cardiovascular
Dysrhythmia Interpretation/Management
Gastrointestinal
Feedings (bottle, breast, gavage)
Placement/Management of oral/nasogastric/nasojejunal tubes
Infectious Disease
Isolation Precautions
Medications/Emergency Medications
IV vasopressors
Steroids
Surfactants
Neurologic
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Patient Types
Neonates < 24-28 weeks
Additional Skills
Cue Based Feeds, Family Centered care
BSN*
