NICU Registered Nurse
Covington, Louisiana
Lakeview Regional Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - NICU

Location: Covington, Louisiana
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Must have delivery attendance experience (vaginal and C-section deliveries).
• Responsible for attending deliveries and assisting with newborn transition.
• Duties include admitting and discharging neonates to/from NICU and Newborn Observation Unit (NOU).
• Coordinate care with multidisciplinary team members (NNP, MD, RN, Social Services, RT, Radiology, OT, etc.).
• Educate and update parents; assist new mothers with breastfeeding.
• Float requirement: May float to NOU with patient ratios of 1:4-6.
• Patient ratio: 1:2-3 in NICU.
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend.
• Holiday requirement: At least 1 major and 1 minor holiday.
• Scheduling: Self-scheduling with weekend and holiday obligations.

Required Experience & Skills

• Valid RN license in Louisiana
• Minimum 3 years of NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care) experience
• NICU experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience with Epic electronic health record system

Procedures Performed

• Assisting with chest tube insertion.
• Assisting with PICC, UAC, and UVC placement.
• Assisting with x-rays, capillary blood gases (CBG), arterial blood gases (ABG).
• Assisting with ultrasounds, echocardiograms, EEGs.
• Intubation and oxygen administration.
• Nitric oxide administration.
• Exchange transfusions.

Certifications Required

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Additional Information

• Scrubs color: Grape/Purple.
• Float to normal newborn nursery expected.
• Must meet background check and health document requirements (standard for healthcare travel roles).
• Must comply with immunization and drug testing policies as per healthcare regulations.

This position is ideal for experienced NICU nurses with delivery attendance skills and prior travel contract experience seeking a travel assignment in Louisiana.