NICU RN
Carmichael, California
Mercy San Juan Medical Center

NICU RN (Registered Nurse)

Location: Carmichael, California (near Sacramento) Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• 2 years of experience
• Active BLS (AHA)
• Active NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
• Active California RN license
• Copy of driver's license at submittal to validate legal name. The Pulse profile must match the name on a government-issued ID, with no middle initial or middle name.
• 2 supervisor references submitted at submittal: 1 within the past 12 months and 1 within the past 3 years worked
• Not directly employed (full time, part time, or PRN) by any facility in the associated health system within the past year. Candidates who worked PRN through outside firms will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

• Pediatric experience (the unit cares only for babies)

Unit Details

• Unit: NICU - Level 3
• Beds: 26-30
• Patient types: Respiratory failure and preterm infants. No cardiac surgery or defect repair patients.
• Charge nurse: Generally does not take patients; provides break relief.
• Nurse aides: Available as census and staffing dictate.
• Ventilators: Yes
• Hospitalist or intensivist: In house
• IV team: No
• Respiratory therapy: 24/7
• Pharmacy: 24/7
• Orientation: Floor-specific orientation with a preceptor for 1-2 days
• Floating: All other Sacramento-area facilities. Mid-shift float to another facility is rare but can happen.
• Scrubs: Navy under shirts must be navy, white, or black. Scrub jackets are optional and must be navy.
• Hospital note: Designated "baby friendly" with excellent breastfeeding support.

Schedule and Holidays

• Shift start: 645
• Report: At the bedside
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• Holidays: Works 2 of 3 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's), rotating with core staff. Managers make the final call. Holiday time off will be considered but is not guaranteed.
• Overtime and extra shifts: Available
• Scheduling: Self-scheduling, finalized by the manager. Schedules are posted 4 weeks out. Travelers can view schedules from home, make themselves available for extra shifts, and trade shifts with staff. Block scheduling is generally not available.