NICU RN
Fargo, ND
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

NICU RN

Assignment Overview

• Location: Fargo, North Dakota
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Unit: Level IV NICU, accredited by the American Academy of Pediatrics
• Unit Size: 40 beds
• Shift: 12-hour night shifts, every other weekend and holiday; will consider 48s
• Hours: 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience
• Level IV NICU experience
• Active North Dakota and Compact RN license (willing to obtain)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
• Ability to administer medications through a PICC line

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Epic (software familiarity)

Float Scope

• Able and willing to float to PICU and PEDS (skills checklists for these units must be included at submission)

Job Duties

• Deliver nursing care to neonates, including assessment, diagnosis, planning with outcome criteria, intervention, evaluation, and charting
• Assist with procedures, including intubation, spinal taps, PICC line placement, IV starts, and admissions
• Perform neonatal assessments and care for IVs, umbilical lines, CPAP, nasal cannula, oral and IV medications, OG and NG feedings, and G-tubes
• Work alongside the NICU team

Equipment

• Conventional ventilators (Draeger), high-frequency ventilators (jet and oscillator), nitric oxide, cool cap
• MedFusion pumps, Smart pumps, Spacelab monitors
• MAK for medications, Accudose, Epic charting

Staffing Ratio

• 1:1 to 1:2 for critical and intermediate infants
• 3:1 for infants who are growing and feeding

Orientation

• 2 days with a buddy to learn unit norms and assess the infant acuity level the traveler can safely take
• Facility Epic training

Eligibility and Submission Requirements

• Travelers living within 60 miles of the facility are not accepted.
• Must disclose any prior employment with the health system. If previously employed, the end date must be at least 6 months before the submission date.
• Provide good interview availability in the submission. The unit manager will contact candidates directly to interview before an offer is made.
• Include the float unit skills checklists (PICU and PEDS) at submission.

Other Notes

• All clinicians must badge in and out at the facility.
• Scrubs: child-friendly scrubs with role-specific colored pants.