Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
Rapid City, SD
Premier Medical Staffing Services
4x12 hrs, Nights

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Minimum experience: 1.5 years (system requirement)
• Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, only with 2+ years of experience
• Required Certifications: BLS, NRP, PALS; STABLE (preferred)
• Required Education: Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing
• Skills required: Will consider 36 or 48 hour contracts
• Skills required: Vent management, IV Starts, chest tubes, IV med titration, experience with Neonatal Resuscitation is preferred (CN will attend deliveries)
• Support on the Unit: CNA (Ratio: 1:10)
• Support on the Unit: Charge nurse: 1:25 will attend deliveries
• Support on the Unit: Neonatologist (3 on staff) and Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (10 on staff) 24/7 coverage
• Support on the Unit: Transport Team 24/7 will be transferred out for surgery as there is no dedicated Peds Surgical Team
• Support on the Unit: Lactation Consultants
• Floating: If yes, where? PICU, Pediatrics, Postpartum, Newborn Nursery, Adult (Constant Observation Only) - (overflow on peds unit)
• Orientation: (facility and unit) General Traveler orientation and 1 day/1 night on unit

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

• Beds: 28; average census 13-16
• Patient Types: Neonates all gestational ages
• Patient Types: Level 3 NICU
• Patient Types: Diagnoses include, but not limited to: Low Birth weight, High frequency ventilation, nitric oxide, total body cooling, feeders/growers
• Patient Ratios: RN: 1:1-1:4
• Scheduling: Weekend rotation: no weekend rotation, traveler may work mostly weekends
• Scheduling: Will they be on call? If so, what is that schedule? Yes, only if placed on call for Low Census
• Scheduling: Holiday Expectations: Yes, 2/4 major holidays
• Scheduling: Approval of time off? If pre-approved by Management
• Free Parking? Yes

MORE INFORMATION:

• Travelers must live >100 miles away from facility
• Permanent staff must wait 1 full year to return as a traveler
• No ECMO, No cardiac surgery at this time
• Charting System/Equipment: EPIC please let CRT know if traveler does not have EPIC experience so they can ask approval
• Charting System/Equipment: Alaris
• Charting System/Equipment: Med Dispensing: Omnicell
• Other notes or things you want us to check/verify? Scrub Color: Navy