NICU RN
Salem, VA
TalentBurst, Inc
3x12 hrs, Nights

TRAVEL - RN NICU 

Location: Salem, Virginia

Address: 1900 Electric Road Salem, Virginia 24153

Unit Name: NICU

Shift Time:  Start Time: 07:00 PM End Time: 07:00 AM

Shift Type:  Night Shift

General Information

Unit Specifics:

· Number of Beds: 6 (5 open bays, 1 isolation room)

· Patient Ratios: 1:2-3

· Unit staffing description- (unit secretaries and tech availability): RN and RT

· Type of equipment: Client 650 monitors, Medela breast pumps, Syringe pumps, IV pumps, bili-lights

· Documentation system: Meditech, Centricity Perinatal

· Scheduling requirements: 3 12-hours shifts per week

· Floating policy: Birth Response/ Stork Nurse

· Patient Experience requirements: AIDET, courtesy and respect

Hospital Specifics-

· Certifications: BLS, NRP

Hiring profile

Requested Skill Set: breastfeeding support, strong communication skills

 

Must have: IV insertion in preterm or term infants, Able to work independently with good assessment skills and knowledge of symptoms of declining health in preterm infants

Advanced skills needed: Ability to care for and stabilize critically ill infants needing vent support, CPAP, UVC placement, surfactant administration, needle decompression, administer TPN, lipids

 

Procedures performed on unit: Newborn resuscitation, intubation, umbilical line placement, surfactant administration, needle decompression, chest tube insertion, NG/OG feedings,

Certifications Required: RN licensure, BLS, NRP

 

Dress Code: (Required uniform)

· Hospital provided scrubs (wear whatever you chose to hospital, change on arrival and departure)

Unit Guidelines/Policies: Please attach unit specific policies and guidelines.

· 4 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule, ready for huddle at 6:45

Awards/Recognition: Please include anything that you would like prospective candidates to be aware of, such as links to videos that feature the department, outstanding department/team awards.

· New NICU (opened 11/23- new equipment), fantastic collaboration with neonatologists

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc.

· Willing to block schedule

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