NICU RN
Fredericksburg, VA
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

NICU Registered Nurse

Job Overview

• Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Start date: ASAP
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours, 19:00–07:00
• Weekly hours: 36
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• First-time travelers accepted: Yes
• Local candidates accepted: Yes
• Weekend requirement: 4 weekends per 4-week schedule
• Floating: May float within scope to Peds and WBN
• Block scheduling: At manager’s discretion
• RTO: At manager’s discretion

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Virginia
• NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care (2 years of experience)
• NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care experience within the last year
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Conscious sedation experience
• Ventilator management experience (invasive and noninvasive)
• Umbilical artery catheter (UA) and umbilical venous catheter (UVC) maintenance experience
• Replogle tube management
• Chest tube management
• Thoracentesis procedure experience
• Venous and arterial blood sampling
• Surfactant administration
• Pediatrics experience
• Maternal - Newborn experience

Unit Details

• Ratios: 1:1–4
• Procedures include invasive and noninvasive ventilation, IV access and maintenance, UA and UVC, Replogle, chest tubes, thoracentesis, venous and arterial blood sampling, and surfactant administration
• Common diagnoses include extreme prematurity, RDS, TTN, infection/sepsis, medical NEC, PPHN, pneumothorax, MAS, poor feeding, glucose instability, late-preterm, and respiratory conditions

Additional Notes

• Charting system: Epic
• Scrub color: Navy blue
• Facility type: Short-term acute care
• Trauma designation: Level II Trauma Center
• Total staffed beds: 431