NICU RN
Portland, Oregon
OHSU Doernbecher Childrens Hospital

NICU RN

Overview

• Per diem role in Portland, Oregon
• 12-hour night shift
• 13-week contract

Required Qualifications

• BLS AHA (RQI not accepted)
• NRP
• 2 years experience
• 2 supervisory references within the last 2 years, with at least one to sub; charge nurses are not accepted
• Valid government-issued photo ID required on first day to obtain badge
• Must provide level of NICU worked to all employers listed

Preferred

• CCRN
• PALS
• STABLE
• BSN

Unit / Patient Population

• NICU
• Neonates
• Infants
• Delivery Hospital
• Surgical Patients
• Tracheostomy Patients

Required Skills

• Vents
• Bubble CPAP
• Trach Care
• Dysrhythmia interpretation/management
• Post interventional cardiac catheterization
• Pre-cardiac surgery
• Blood glucose monitoring
• Insulin administration
• Phototherapy
• Breastfeeding support/handling of breast milk
• Colostomy/ileostomy care
• Feedings: bottle, breast, gavage
• Gastroschisis/omphalocele
• Necrotizing enterocolitis
• Placement/management of oral/nasogastric/nasojejunal tubes
• Post abdominal surgery
• Isolation precautions
• Sepsis work up
• Administration of blood and blood products
• Arterial line management
• Central line blood draw
• Central line/implanted line care
• Starting and maintaining IVs
• UAC and UVC
• Neonatal dosage calculations
• Antibiotics/antivirals
• Anti-seizure medications
• IV vasopressors
• Surfactants
• Steroids
• Assist with lumbar puncture
• Intracranial pressure monitoring
• Neonatal abstinence syndrome
• Seizure disorders
• Therapeutic hypothermia
• Ventricular peritoneal shunts
• Developmental care
• Patient/family teaching
• Phlebotomy
• Thermoregulation
• Endotracheal tube suctioning
• High flow nasal cannula (HFNC)
• High frequency ventilation
• Inhaled nitric oxide
• Management of chest tubes
• Meconium aspiration
• Oscillators
• Oxygen delivery systems
• Respiratory distress syndrome
• Tracheostomy management
• Ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BIPAP/PEEP)

Equipment

• HFOV
• Bubble CPAP
• Conventional ventilator
• Therapeutic hypothermia

Additional Notes

• Orientation dates are rolling, with weekends acceptable
• Only 2 candidates per orientation are accepted
• RN is expected to pick up shifts immediately after orientation completion
• EPIC must be completed virtually before unit orientation
• Safe Vaccine Administration Module is required for all RNs with a start date of 6/22/2026 or prior
• Unit-specific modules are required before start