NICU RN
Brownwood, TX
Access Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights

Registered Nurse - NICU

Overview

• Location: Brownwood, Texas
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: Within the next 3-5 weeks; 11/30 or 12/21 start dates available
• Shift: Night, 4x12 hours (18:45-7:00), 12 hours per day, 48 hours per week
• Schedule notes: Will consider 36- or 48-hour schedules. Every other weekend.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Texas
• NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care (2 years of experience)
• NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Required as Applicable

• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
• EFM (Electronic Fetal Monitoring)
• ENPC, TNCC, CHEMO, NIH Stroke Certification
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam: Must meet the Angoff score or otherwise achieve a passing score.

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Time-sensitive (within 72 hours of signing contract): Physical exam, TB screening or chest X-ray, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, varicella, and drug testing plan
• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start
• TB: Negative QuantiFERON or T-spot within 1 year of start, or a PPD series (2 tests) within 1 year. TB questionnaire required for all candidates. Positive responders need a negative chest X-ray within 5 years.
• Immunity: Positive titer or vaccination series for measles, mumps, rubella (2 MMR), varicella (2 doses), and hepatitis B (positive titer, series of 3, or declination). Non-immune titers require boosters after the titer.
• Tdap: Within 10 years of start
• Influenza: Vaccine or approved exemption required for the 10/31-3/31 period. Religious exemptions go through the candidate's own application. If a religious exemption is denied and the candidate refuses the vaccine, they are ineligible to continue.
• Fit test: Required and updated annually. Mask must be 3M 1860 Regular or 3M 1860S.

Preferred

• Level II or III experience

Onboarding

• Facility-specific forms and acknowledgments must be reviewed and signed before start, including the employee handbook (information only).
• Orientation includes required modules that take about 3-4 hours.
• Parking is available during orientation and after, with no fee.