NICU RN
Rancho Mirage, California
Eisenhower Medical Center

Registered Nurse - NICU

Location: Rancho Mirage, California Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night (3x12 hours), 19:00 to 07:00 Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Unit Details

• Level II NICU
• 8 private rooms
• Charting in EPIC (Stork)
• Medication system: Accudose
• Intensivist, hospitalist, and anesthesiologist in house 24/7
• Equipment: ATOM beds/isolettes, Philips monitors, NicView camera system, specialized lighting
• Self-scheduling
• Float required: Transition nurse in LDRP

Patient Population

• Infants greater than 32 weeks gestation
• Ventilation less than 24 hours
• Weight cutoff of 1500 grams

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care (2 years of experience)
• NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation
• NRP
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience with ventilator management
• IV insertion skills
• Experience with Epic

Background, Health, and Screening

• Criminal background check (7-year search, including national criminal and sex offender searches) completed within 30 days of start. No pending searches or placeholders at start.
• Negative 9-panel drug screen completed within 30 days prior to start. Two dilute screens are treated as a positive test.
• TB: negative PPD, QuantiFERON, or T-SPOT within 1 year of start. Positive results require a clear chest X-ray within 4 years and a TB Surveillance Form.
• Immunity documentation for rubeola (measles), mumps, rubella, and varicella: laboratory titer or 2 vaccines at least 28 days apart. Official documents only, with patient name and DOB listed.
• Hepatitis B: signed declination, laboratory evidence of immunity, or completed vaccine series (3-dose or 2-dose).
• Flu vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption required. Deadline is 10/30. Declinations are not allowed.
• Physical exam signed by an MD, DO, NP, or PA within 1 year of start, stating good physical and mental health. Updated annually.
• Fit testing on an approved N95 mask model prior to start. PAPR accommodation is not guaranteed and depends on unit availability.
• Minimum of 2 positive professional references.
• Dated skills checklist required.
• Annual performance evaluation on file if the candidate has worked for the same agency for more than 1 year.
• Annual internal evaluation on file if the candidate has worked for the same agency for more than 1 year.
• Harassment prevention training certificate required.

Competencies and Testing

• Medication/pharmacology competency exam required
• Unit-specific competency testing required
• Age-specific competency exam upon hire and annually
• EKG testing is not required for NICU RNs

Orientation and Required Documents

• Pre-start NetLearning modules, to be completed by the Monday before start. Must show no overdue tasks at completion.
• Commitment to compliance, abuse reporting, confidentiality agreement, and end-of-life option forms signed before start
• Nursing staffing form, completed before start
• Medication system user form (RNs only), due by the hard-copy deadline
• Policies packet (reviewed and initialed electronically before start)
• Tobacco-free policy, hand hygiene policy, and social media policy reviewed and signed before start
• Attendance, punctuality, and call-off policy signed before start
• Infection prevention module and acknowledgement
• General orientation knowledge review form
• Mobile heartbeat guidelines
• HAPI (pressure injury) policy reviewed and signed
• UKG Dimensions access information (review only)
• Vehicle registration form, due by the Monday before start