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Specialty: NICU RN (Level 4 NICU)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Shift: Nights
Hours: 12-hour shifts, approximately 36 hours per week
Contract Length: 13 weeks minimum (no contracts shorter than 13 weeks considered)
Unit Size: 71 beds (including 17 stepdown beds)
Patient Types: Premature infants, cardiac defects, genetic disorders, surgical cases, ECMO, and cooling patients
Nurse-to-Patient Ratios: 1:2 in ICU, 1:3 in Level 2
Weekend Requirement: Every 3rd weekend
Holiday Requirement: 3 out of 6 major holidays
Orientation: 2-3 days floor-specific orientation
Floating: To mother-baby and labor care units (babies only)
Charge Nurse Role: Yes, serves as a high-risk RN resource with no direct patient assignment
Nurse Aides: 1 Patient Care Technician (PCT) per shift
Scrub Color: Navy
Telemetry System: Phillips
Ventilator Management: Respiratory Therapist manages vents
In-House Coverage: Neonatologist and midlevels available 24/7
Respiratory Therapy: Available 24/7
Pharmacy: NICU pharmacy available during daytime hours

Experience: Minimum 3 years of Level 3 or 4 NICU experience required
Core Experience: 2 years of core experience in the specialty being submitted
Trauma Level: Level 1 trauma and teaching hospital experience required
Certifications: BLS, NRP, and Cardiac STABLE plus certification required
EMR Experience: Cerner EMR required
Licensure: Valid RN license for Arizona
Prophecy Dysrhythmia Exam: Must pass with 80% score within 24-48 hours prior to acceptance; maximum two attempts allowed
SIMs Lab: Pass Day 1 pass/fail SIMs Lab for Foley catheter insertion and central line dressing changes (NyICU and ED have modified requirements)
Additional Skills: Competency in maintaining sterile field, Foley catheter insertion, central line dressing changes, lifts, restraints, and wound care
Previous Travel Experience: Preferred but not strictly required
Other Requirements: No facial piercings, only natural hair colors allowed; must not hold concurrent contracts; must have been off permanent staff at this health system for 12 months to qualify for travel assignment

Facility Type: Teaching hospital with nursing students expected on the unit
Parking: Assigned parking with shuttle service; night shift assigned to parking garage
Vehicle: Travel nurses must have their own vehicle
Patient Rooms: 4 private rooms on the unit
Day 1 Expectations: Nurses will be expected to demonstrate competency in sterile technique and other nursing skills during orientation SIMs Lab; failure can result in termination
Travel Radius: 50-mile radius rule applies; driver's license is source of truth for compliance

This position is ideal for experienced NICU RNs seeking a challenging role in a Level 4 NICU within a Level 1 trauma, teaching hospital environment.

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ADDRESS350 West Thomas RoadPhoenix, AZ 85013

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