NICU Registered Nurse
Saint Louis, Missouri
Saint Louis Children's Hospital

NICU Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Overview

• Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
• Facility type: Children's acute care hospital, teaching hospital
• Start date: 11/23
• Contract length: 10 weeks
• Shift: Night, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00 to 7:30)
• Guaranteed hours: 36 hours per week (3x12s) or 48 hours per week (4x12s)
• Charting system: EPIC
• Scrub color: Any

Unit and Assignment

• Unit: NICU, 125 staffed beds on unit (455 in facility)
• Ratios: 2:1, 3:1, 1:1
• Float scope: May float within scope to the Heart Center ICU/PICU and care for patients up to 18 years of age
• Additional duties: May be called to act as a "sitter" for floor patients who are attempting to pull out lines or need 1:1 observation

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care (2 years of experience)
• NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care experience within the last year
• Experience working with NICU Level 4 patients
• One completed travel assignment
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience with central line management
• Experience with chest tubes
• Experience with oscillators

Certifications

• BLS (AHA only)
• ACLS (AHA only)
• PALS (AHA only; AHA PALS RQI accepted, with facility-level confirmation)
• NRP (must be AHA or AAP)
• Other certifications required only if applicable to the unit: EFM or FHM, MAB or CPI, TNCC

Schedule and Policies

• Weekend requirement: every other weekend
• Not on call
• Does not accept block schedules
• No return-to-off (RTO) restrictions

Competencies and Exams

• Unit-specific competency exam required, updated annually
• NICU competency exam must include a passing score on the Pharmacology section
• Medication test given at orientation

Health and Compliance Requirements

• Criminal background check within 6 months of start (7-year search); exclusion list checks run quarterly
• Drug screen within 1 year of start, must not expire during assignment; panel includes amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methadone, opiates, oxycodone, oxymorphone, and PCP
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• TB: two negative PPDs (first within 1 year, second within 30 days of start), or a T-Spot or Q-Gold within 1 year of start; yearly TB questionnaire
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity (positive titer, two vaccines, or MD statement); not eligible for declination if working in the NICU
• Tdap vaccine or declination required
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (10/01 to 03/31)
• N95 fit test required before start; PAPR only for approved medical or religious exemptions
• Badge photo taken within 6 months of start
• Hepatitis B declination required

Onboarding Documents

• Two professional references
• Employment application
• Unit-specific skills checklist within 1 year of start
• Government-issued ID
• Confidentiality form, HIPAA acknowledgement, latex allergy questionnaire, hand hygiene policy, fingernail policy, dress code policy, SSN and DOB confirmation
• Regulatory compliance education (80% or higher to pass)
• Orientation modules listed as not required for this facility