NICU RN
Charlotte, North Carolina
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center

Registered Nurse NICU (Travel/Contract)

Overview

• Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Unit accepts: First-time travelers and local candidates
• Scheduling: Self-scheduling per unit needs
• Unit orientation: 24 hours
• Scrubs: Navy blue or white

Schedule

• Shift: Night, 12-hour shifts from 18:45 to 07:15
• Hours: 36 hours per week only (3 x 12-hour shifts)
• Call requirement: No call
• Ratio: 1:2 to 4
• Weekend requirement: 3 Fridays, 3 Saturdays, and 3 Sundays in a 6-week period
• Time off: Requests off (RTO) after booking are not allowed and cannot be worked out onsite. Call-offs or additional RTO on the unit could result in cancellation. Maximum of 7 days RTO for auto offer. No Christmas RTO.
• Float requirement: Peds, PICU, and nursery, caring for infants up to and including 12 months

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in North Carolina
• Minimum of 3 years of NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care) experience, including experience working with Level 3 or Level 4 NICU patients
• NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care) experience within the last year
• Experience with ventilator management
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure)
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Patient Population and Procedures

• Patients: Premature infants (as low as 22 weeks), all types of surgical infants, and hypoxic injury
• Special procedures: Therapeutic hypothermia, nitric oxide, UAC/UVC, PCLs, Broviac, tracheostomies, GTT, and ostomies
• Equipment and unit tools: Tecotherm, BCPAP, RAM NC, Alaris IV pumps, MedFusion for feedings, Servo ventilators, HFOV, Baby Leo, and Giraffe
• Unit systems: Pyxis, Epic, SBAR, and 4P

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background check: Within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived in the last 7 years (local county, federal court, national criminal database, DOJ sex offender search, and education verification)
• Drug screen: Negative 10-panel drug screen within 30 days of start
• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start
• TB screening: PPD, Qgold, or Tspot within 1 year of start
• Immunizations: Rubeola, mumps, rubella, and varicella titer or 2 vaccines; Hepatitis B titer or vaccine series
• Flu vaccine: Required for all candidates (intranasal accepted). Exemptions are reviewed case by case and require a mask at all times.
• Fit testing: Required (N95 or completion of PAPR training)
• Facility training: Confidentiality agreement, education modules, tobacco-free campus acknowledgement, and other compliance documents