Local Contract Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
West Chester, PA
GHR Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

NICU RN

Schedule: Three to four 12-hour shifts/week

Weekend Requirement: Every 3rd or more if she/he is willing

On-Call Requirements: None; if census goes down, which we are not anticipating, we have a Standby process which consists of the person on standby we able to get to the hospital within 1 hour to take an assignment

Duties and Responsibilities: Level 3 care, CPAP, Vents, UVC lines, support in L&D at deliveries when needed, provides strong Developmental care

Required Experience: 2-3 years of Level 3 minimum

Required Certification: NRP

Education Required: BSN

Ideal Candidate Characteristics: Positive, takes initiative, good work ethic, dependable, flexible, empathetic, strong skills, accepts feedback

Unit Description: 14 licensed beds but census much higher presently. Approx. 50 nurses, 2 FT Physical therapist, Nutritionist, Speech therapist, social work.

We care for 22+ week babies. No surgical patients. If census goes down, our nurses can be reassigned to either Peds to care for babies or our Maternity unit, only caring for babies. This is not likely to happen though.