Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
DC, DC
Voca Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Rotating

NICU RN – Washington, DC
Shift: 3x12-hour, day/night (AM/PM) rotation
Contract: 8-week contract per the posting text (the details below list 61 weeks, so confirm which is right) | Guaranteed hours: 36/week
 

• Level III NICU nurses only who can manage vents, oscillators, pressors, and micro preemies
• NICU experience: 2 years required in the requirements, but the description says 3+ years, so confirm which applies
• Certifications: STABLE, NRP, and BLS
• Current RN license valid in the state/district (DC)
• Must live at least 50 miles from the facility
• Maximum 5 submissions per supplier

Unit Overview

• Neonates admitted primarily from labor and delivery
• Patient population from 23 weeks gestation to 4 months
• NICU responds to neonatal emergencies, attends all C-sections and high-risk deliveries, and provides immediate post-delivery assessment and care
• Conditions: extreme prematurity, respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, hypoglycemia, congenital anomalies, seizures, meconium aspiration syndrome
• Services: noninvasive nasal CPAP, mechanical ventilation, high-frequency oscillation, nitric oxide inhalation therapy
• Most diagnostic services are provided at the bedside

Nursing Skills

• Assists with peripheral IV insertion, septic workups, intubations, and percutaneous catheter insertions
• Parenteral therapy, blood and blood product administration, medication administration
• Bronchopulmonary hygiene, vital sign monitoring, and parent teaching