Required Skills/Experience:
Must have delivery attendance experience.
Placement of IVs in neonates is required.
Experience drawing labs is required.
Level III NICU experience is required.
Ventilator and central line management is required.
Medication administration via IV, IM, SQ, ETT, OGT, NGT, oral, rectal, and topical routes, including eye drops or ointment, is required.
Blood administration is required.

Preferred Skills/Experience:
Previous Charge Experience: Preferred.
Teaching hospital experience is preferred.
Community hospital experience is preferred.

Special Requests:
You must be able to complete labs within 48 hours of signing.

Unit Details:
The patient population is neonatal.
Attend vaginal and cesarean deliveries and assist with transition of newborns.
Admit neonates to the NICU and newborns to the NOU; discharge NICU neonates and NOU newborns home.
Coordinate care with NNPs, physicians, RNs, social services, respiratory therapy, radiology, occupational therapy, and other patient-care team members.
Educate and update parents and assist new mothers with breastfeeding.
NICU patient ratios range from 1:1 to 1:3.
Procedures on the unit include assisting with chest tube insertion; assisting with PICC, UAC, and UVC placement; assisting with X-rays; CBG and ABG testing; ultrasounds; echocardiograms; EEGs; intubation; oxygen administration; nitric oxide administration; and exchange transfusions.
Equipment includes cardiac and respiratory monitors, pulse oximeters, ventilators, HFNC, CPAP, radiant heat warmers, isolettes, bili-meters, phototherapy, and IV pumps.
Documentation systems are GE-CPN in the NOU and Meditech in the NICU.

Shift & Scheduling:
Self-scheduling is available.
Every other weekend is required.
Full-time staff work 2 major and 1 minor holiday; PRN staff work 1 major and 1 minor holiday.

Floating Requirements:
You must be willing to float, work weekends, and generally just be very flexible.
May float to the NOU with 1:4-6 ratios and is expected to float to the normal newborn nursery.
NICU and NOU nurses may be asked to task in other departments, with priority for the third floor.

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