Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
Charlotte, NC
TNAA TotalMed RN
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

UNIT: LCH 7S NICN
 

Certs Required: BLS, NRP.
Experience Required: 2 years of strong Level 3 and/or Level 4 NICU. MUST be comfortable in a high acuity, fast paced environment. EPIC exp., EVDs, Camino device (ICP and temp monitoring device), management of critical care vasoactive drip titration, management of invasive lines – ART lines/CVP, aseptic and sterile techniques, basic dressing changes, ventilator and trach management, HOFV management, oral/nasal suctioning, g-tube/j-tube management, feeding tubes, chest tubes, epidurals, PCAs, sedation and analgesic drip management, foley insertion and management, Alaris and Medfusion pump management, bedside procedures with providers, discharge skills, CRRT experience, baby side of ECMO.

Patient Ratios: RN: Varies on acuity: 1:1, 1:2, 1:3.

Floating: Neonatal PCU Gen Peds – will float as needed to Pediatric CVICU, PICU, and general Peds unit as a helping hand unless they have prior experience in any of these populations.

On Call, Call Back Requirements: No call for travelers, if the NICU cannot utilize them, they may be floated to similar units as listed above.

Weekend Rotation: will be required to work 2 Fridays and 2 Mondays, plus every other weekend (Sat/Sun) every 6-week schedule.

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, TTN (Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn, MAS (Meconium Aspiration), Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, etc.
Congenital Heart Defects (TOF,VSD, HLHS), PDA, Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN), etc.
Seizures, IVH, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC), Feeding Intolerance, GER, Acute/Chronic Renal Failure, Birth Trauma, Congenital Anomalies, Sepsis, NAS, TORCH infections, Hypothermia, Hypoglycemia, etc.