NICU Charge RN
Laguna Hills, California
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center - Laguna Hills

NICU Charge Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel/contract role
• Night shift: 3x12 hours, 19:00–07:30
• Bedside and charge responsibilities
• Float required to L&D, with possible floating between OCM and SMC
• Weekend shifts scheduled as needed
• Local candidates within 50 miles may be considered at the local rate
• No first-time travelers

Experience

• 3 years of NICU experience required
• Experience should include Level III NICU, Level III or higher, or Level IV-focused experience
• Experience with 1:1 and 1:2 care and high-risk deliveries/admissions is expected

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care (3 years of experience)
• NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience in Charge roles
• Labor and Delivery experience

Key Clinical Skills

• High-risk deliveries
• Neonatal intensive care
• Neonates at 34 weeks
• Dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• Blood glucose monitoring and insulin administration
• Phototherapy
• Breastfeeding support and handling of breast milk
• Bottle, breast, and gavage feedings
• Management of oral, nasogastric, and nasojejunal tubes
• Isolation precautions
• Sepsis workup
• Blood and blood product administration
• Arterial line management
• Central line blood draws
• IV insertion and maintenance
• UAC and UVC management
• Neonatal dosage calculations
• Antibiotics, antivirals, anti-seizure medications, and IV vasopressors
• Lumbar puncture assistance
• Neonatal abstinence syndrome
• Seizure disorders
• APGAR scoring
• Developmental care
• Patient and family teaching
• Phlebotomy
• Thermoregulation
• Bubble CPAP, HFNC, high-frequency ventilation, inhaled nitric oxide, chest tube management, oscillators, tracheostomy management, Vapotherm, and ventilator management
• Endotracheal tube suctioning
• Respiratory distress syndrome

Additional Notes

• EPIC documentation familiarity is required
• Omnicell is used for medication management