NICU Registered Nurse
Stockton, CA
Voca Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Shift: 12H Nights 

PLEASE NOTE: All NICU Travelers are required to float to Peds and Postpartum. They will take a patient assignment including couplet care in Postpartum. 

****CERNER EXPERIENCE REQUIRED****

Unit: NICU Level 3

Certs: BLS, NRP, PALS

EMR: Cerner, HUGS for security, breast milk bridge which is an add on to Cerner for scanning breastmilk

Charge Nurse: Yes, each shift

Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend but may need to work more

Holidays: 2 out of 3 majors

Call: Travelers will not be asked to take call (transport call)

Scrub Color: Navy blue 

Tele: Phillips monitors. There are no monitor techs in the NICU. Nurses interpret basic arrhythmias and consult NNP or MD for confirmation. 

Vents: High frequency vent, Draeger, Nitric Oxide, Nava Ventilation (only Dignity which offers this)

Neonatologist: A neonatal nurse practitioner remains in house 7p-7a. A neonatologist remains in house 7a-7p and 7p-7a when oversight of direct care on a critical infant otherwise they are on call

V pumps: Medifusion pumps now, transitioning to the Alaris syringe pumps

IV Team: Must have strong IV skills

RT 24/7: Yes--1-2 in unit

Pharmacy 24/7: Yes

Shifts: -- no block scheduling allowed

Floating: May float to peds, but it would be minimal

Common diagnosis / Types of patients: 22 weeks to term; no neonatal surgeries; high volume sepsis and respiratory; high volume preemies; significant amount of drug withdrawal babies; syphilis babies; very busy unit w/ very sick babies; large volume of IV's and TPN

Additional Notes: No ECMO, have a delivery nurse and RT which attend the high risks; must be comfortable working with surrogates