NICU RN
Carmichael, CA
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

NICU Registered Nurse (RN)

Location: Carmichael, California (near Sacramento) Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week; shift starts at 6:45

Required Qualifications

• 2 years of experience
• Active BLS (AHA) and NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certifications
• Active California RN license
• Government-issued ID copy matching legal name (no middle initial or middle name)
• 2 supervisor references submitted at submittal: one within the past 12 months and one within the past 3 years worked
• Not directly employed in the past year by any facility in the associated health system (PRN work through outside firms is considered)

Preferred Qualifications

• Pediatric experience

Unit Details

• Unit: NICU, Level 3 (26-30 beds)
• Patients: Respiratory failure and preterm infants; no cardiac surgery or defect repair. Nurses care only for babies.
• Charge nurse: Generally does not take patients; provides break relief
• Nurse aides: Available as census and staffing dictate
• Ventilators: Yes
• Hospitalist or intensivist: In house
• Respiratory therapy: 24/7
• Pharmacy: 24/7
• IV team: Not available
• Scrubs: Navy top; under shirts must be navy, white, or black; scrub jackets optional and must be navy
• Hospital: Designated "baby friendly" with excellent breastfeeding support

Schedule and Holidays

• Weekend requirement: every other weekend
• Holidays: Work 2 of the 3 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's), rotating in with core staff. Holiday time off will be considered but is not guaranteed.
• Schedules are posted 4 weeks in advance. Travelers can self-schedule, make themselves available for extra shifts, and trade shifts; final scheduling is set by the manager.
• Overtime and extra shifts are available; block scheduling is generally not available.

Orientation and Float

• Floor-specific orientation: 1-2 days on the floor with a preceptor
• May float to all other facilities in the Sacramento area; mid-shift float is rare but possible.