NICU RN
Livingston, NJ
The Judge Group
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

POSITION: RN- NICU-Based Float Pool

WINTER HOLIDAY REQUIREMENT:
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• Based on unit/department: Clinicians must either work or provide on-call coverage for 1 of 2 or 2 of 3 winter holidays, as needed. (Winter Holidays include Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years)

REQUIRED LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS
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• License Requirements: Active NJ or Compact license required at time of submission

• Required Certifications: BLS; NRP; PALS

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & CLINICAL SKILLS
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• Experience Required: 1.5 years; Must have documented NICU Level III and PICU experience in employment history

• IV therapy/Medications: A-line management; Central Line/Implanted Line Care; UAC/UVC; IV vasopressors; Steroids; Surfactants

• Cardiac/Respiratory: Dysrhythmia Interpretation/Management; Ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BIPAP/PEEP)

• GI/Neuro: Feedings (bottle, breast, gavage); Placement/Management of oral/nasogastric/nasojejunal tubes; Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

SCHEDULING DETAILS AND CHARTING
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• Charting: EPIC experience required

• Weekend Requirement: Every Other Weekend

• Accept First-Time Travelers: Yes

• Locals Accepted

UNIT DETAILS AND FLOATING
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• Ratios: Patient ratios vary based on unit, acuity, census and staffing

• Scrubs: Navy Pants, Peds Top

• Floating: This is a NICU-based float pool with floating to PICU, Peds, NBN. An appropriate patient assignment based on skill set will be provided when floated; floating is required without exception.

HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
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Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center has a 56-bed Level III NICU and is a Regional Perinatal Center caring for more than 1,200 premature and ill newborns annually. The PICU provides comprehensive medical and surgical care with full-time pediatric critical care physicians and pediatric subspecialists. Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center is a 597-bed teaching hospital and major teaching affiliate of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center is part of RWJBarnabas Health, New Jersey’s largest integrated healthcare system.