NICU RN
Freehold, NJ
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

NICU RN

Location: Freehold, NJ Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night (3x12 hours), 19:00 to 07:30 Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Unit Overview

• Unit: Level II Special Care Nursery (NICU) for stable premature infants, typically 30+ weeks, and infants born at or after 32 weeks who need close observation or treatment for mild to moderate conditions
• Care provided: Neonatal respiratory support, phototherapy, thermoregulation, and developmental care in a family-centered environment
• Ratios: 1:1 to 1:3, varying with census, patient acuity, and staffing
• Hospital: 284-bed community teaching hospital in Freehold, NJ

Requirements

• Valid RN license in New Jersey
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• 1 year of NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care experience, completed within the last year
• Experience working with NICU Level 2 patients
• Experience working with Neonate patients
• Experience with phototherapy for severe hyperbilirubinemia
• Experience with bubble CPAP
• Experience with umbilical line (UAC/UVC) management
• Experience with chest tubes
• Experience assisting attending deliveries with Neonatologist
• Experience assisting in labor with newborn assessments
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure)
• Basic dysrhythmia exam: pass/fail, must score above 80%, two attempts allowed, completed within 48 hours of confirmation
• Pharmacology exam: must score above 80%, completed within 12 months of start
• Unit competency exam: must score above 80%, completed within 12 months of start
• Background check completed within 30 days of start, covering the past 7 years, through the facility's designated vendor
• Work history verification covering the past 2 years
• Physical completed within 12 months of start, including weight, height, and blood pressure
• TB screening (IGRA or TSPOT, or 2-step PPD) within 1 year of start
• TB questionnaire updated annually
• Positive MMR titers for rubeola, mumps, and rubella, or a booster before start to cover low titers
• Positive varicella titer, or a booster before start to cover low titer
• Drug screen within 30 days of start
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption; declinations are not accepted
• COVID vaccination, including booster, or medical/religious exemption; declinations are not accepted

Preferred

• Hepatitis B titer (a declination can be signed for low or no titer)

Schedule and Work Conditions

• Every other weekend
• No on-call requirement
• Facility may call off 1 shift per 2 weeks
• Requests for time off and block scheduling must be included at submission; requests after offer will likely not be approved
• First-time travelers accepted
• Local candidates accepted
• Hospital-provided scrubs
• Floating: candidates must float within their skillset without exception

Staffing Context

• Position: NICU RN