NICU RN
Chandler, AZ
Secure Nursing Service LLC
3x12 hrs, Nights

Unit

NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)

Guaranteed Hours

36 hours per week

Years of Experience

2 Years

Required Certifications

BLS Certification, NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)

Shift Notes

Nights + 4 weekend shifts in a 4 week schedule + holiday rotation + will float to sister facility

Charting System

Cerner

Unit Notes

***LEVEL II NICU EXPERIENCE REQUIRED***

- Unit: NICU - Level II EQ & SCN (Special Care Nursery)
- # beds: NICU: 12 Private Rooms
SCN: 18 beds (3 rooms - POD based - 6 babies in each room) Sometimes they do go over capacity until they are able to move a baby to newborn)
- Certs: BLS & NRP required. STABLE preferred would be a plus
- Ratios: NICU 2:1 SCN 3:1
- Charge Nurse: Yes, on occasion take assignment based on census
- Nurse Aides: No
- Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts in a 4 week schedule (SAT & SUN are considered weekend for days & FRI, SAT, SUN for nights)
- Holidays: Will work in with perm staff holiday rotation (put into a group - groups are planned for 3 years out)
- Schedules: Self-scheduling. Nurse puts schedule request in then scheduler will review & balance out the schedule fairly between staff. Don't usually do block scheduling but she is not opposed to this as long as the needs of the unit are fulfilled.
- Scrub Color: Navy
- Tele: GE Monitors
- Vents: Puritan Bennett 840, Draeger, Vision Bipap, V60s.
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: NNPs (Neonatal Nurse Practitioner) 24/7
Neonatologist in house during the day
- IV Team: No
- RT 24/7: Yes, manage vents