NICU RN
Fargo, ND
ADN Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

NICU RN

Location: Fargo, North Dakota Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts (36 hours per week) Schedule: Every other weekend and holidays

Unit Details

• Level IV NICU, accredited by the American Academy of Pediatrics
• 40 beds
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:1 to 1:2 for critical and intermediate infants; 3:1 for growing and feeding infants

Role Overview

• Deliver nursing care to neonates, including assessment, diagnosis, planning with outcome criteria, intervention, evaluation, and charting
• Assist with procedures, including intubation, spinal taps, PICC line placement, IV starts, and admissions
• Perform neonatal assessments and care for IVs, umbilical lines, CPAP, nasal cannula, oral and IV medications, OG and NG feedings, and G-tubes

Equipment

• Conventional ventilators (Draeger)
• High-frequency ventilators (jet and oscillator)
• Nitric oxide, cool cap
• MedFusion pumps, Smart pumps
• Spacelab monitors
• EMR charting, MAK for medications, Accudose

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience
• Level IV NICU experience
• Active North Dakota and Compact RN license (willing to obtain)
• Active BLS certification from the American Heart Association
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification
• Ability to administer medications through a PICC line
• Willing to float to PICU and PEDS, with skills checklists included at submission
• Must note in the submission if the clinician has ever worked for the health system; if so, the most recent end date must be at least 6 months before the submission date

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with EMR charting

Float Scope

• PICU and PEDS

Restrictions

• Travelers living within 60 miles of the facility cannot be taken

Orientation

• 2 days with a buddy to learn unit norms and assess the acuity level of infants the traveler can safely care for
• Training on the EMR system

Other Information

• All clinicians must badge in and out at the facility
• Scrubs: child-friendly scrubs with role-specific colored pants
• Submit good interview times with the submission; the hiring manager will reach out directly to interview before making an offer