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RN - NICU III

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Employment Type: Long-term Shift: Night (NOC) Contract Length: 13 weeks

Position Overview

Seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) providing comprehensive care for critically ill and premature newborns requiring advanced respiratory support, intensive monitoring, medication management, and complex neonatal interventions. This is a high-acuity environment that does not provide neonatal surgical or cardiac services.

Conditions cared for: Prematurity, Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS), Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), and other conditions requiring intensive neonatal care.

Unit Information

Unit: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Level III
Size: 41 beds in single, double, and triple occupancy rooms
Scrub Color: Royal Blue
Ancillary Support: Patient Care Technicians
EHR: Epic
Float Scope: Well Baby Nursery
Call Requirement: None

Scheduling

Nurse-to-Patient Ratios: Based on acuity: 1:1 for critically ill or unstable neonates, 1:2 for higher-acuity patients, 1:3 for lower-acuity assignments
Weekends: Preferred but not required
Holidays: Required, approximately 1-2 weekends per month based on unit staffing needs

Clinical Responsibilities

Assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care
Continuous monitoring of critically ill and premature infants
Participation in high-risk deliveries and neonatal stabilization
Administration of medications, blood products, and specialized therapies
Management of advanced respiratory support equipment and invasive lines and feeding devices
Family education and support throughout hospitalization
Collaboration with physicians, respiratory therapists, and multidisciplinary teams

Expected Experience

Respiratory and airway management: Conventional mechanical ventilation, high-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV), high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV), oscillator ventilators, CPAP/BiPAP, high-flow nasal cannula, inhaled nitric oxide therapy, breathing treatments, chest tube setup and management, and procedural sedation support
Vascular access and equipment
Medications: Titrated medications, dopamine, and insulin
Additional therapies: Blood and blood product administration, and stable insulin infusions
Critical care: Neonatal critical care nursing, management of unstable premature infants, advanced respiratory support modalities, emergency neonatal interventions, and attendance at high-risk deliveries

Required Qualifications

Valid RN license in Pennsylvania
NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care (2 years of experience)
NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care experience within the last year
BLS certification
NRP certification
Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
Experience working with neonate patients
Experience with ventilator management
Experience with jet ventilation
Experience with HFOV ventilation
Experience with inhaled nitric oxide (iNO)
Experience with high-flow nasal cannula
Experience with CPAP/BiPAP
Experience with chest tube setup and management
Experience with procedural sedation support
Experience attending high-risk deliveries

Hiring Process

Virtual interview; no automatic offer

Philadelphia, PA

About

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