Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
Kalispell, MT
TotalMed RN
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

UNIT:  NICU
CLINICAL INTERVIEW W/MGR REVIEW

Experience Required: 2 years of Level III or IV NICU; 
Will you accept a first-time traveler? If they have 5+ years Level III or IV experience, will consider. Send for manager approval

Certs Required: BLS, ACLS, NRP; STABLE preferred or must be obtained within 1 year of hire if extending

EMR: Meditech

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:  23 weeks and above
HIE (cooling), oscillators, nitric, eat/sleep/console, feeders/growers, spinal defects, neurosurgery (shunts, meningocele repair), general surgeries, respiratory distress/failure, meconium aspiration, patients from home births
No cardiac surgeries or ECMO. If severe congenital defects, would likely stabilize and transfer out depending on what’s need to support defect

Skills required:  Experience with above patient types; Experience with neuro surgeries not required.  IV therapy and drip management, antibiotics, blood products, occasional trached patient (usually not fresh), g-tube, ostomies, drawing labs.  Hard Stops: Nasal IMB (intubation), experience with c-pap, experience with vents, UVC/PICC/Broviac management

Floating: Could float to OB (postpartum care), Peds (NICU RNs take age 3 and under).  Will receive orientation on these units, ok if no experience but must be willing to float and learn

Patient Ratios:
RN: 1:1-2 depending on acuity; 1:3 for feeders/growers