NICU RN
Covington, Louisiana
Lakeview Regional Medical Center

NICU Registered Nurse

Location: Covington, Louisiana Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Unit: NICU (float to NOU)

Schedule

• Night shift, 4 x 12-hour shifts (18:45 to 07:15)
• 12 hours per day, 48 hours per week
• Patient ratio: 1:2-3
• Weekends: every other weekend
• Holidays: at least 1 major and 1 minor holiday
• Scheduling: Self-scheduling. Full-time staff work 2 major and 1 minor holiday; PRN staff work 1 major and 1 minor holiday.
• Scrubs: Grape/Purple

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Louisiana
• NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care (3 years of experience)
• NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with NICU Level 3 patients
• Must have delivery attendance experience
• IV insertion skills
• Experience with ventilator management
• Experience with central line management
• Experience with Epic

Float Scope

• May float to NOU with 1:4-6 ratios
• Expected to float to the normal newborn nursery

Responsibilities

• Attend deliveries (vaginal and C-section) and assist with newborn transition
• Admit neonates to NICU and newborns to NOU; discharge NOU newborns home
• Coordinate care with the patient care team (NNP, MD, RN, social services, RT, radiology, OT, etc.)
• Educate and update parents; assist new mothers with breastfeeding
• Procedures performed: assist with chest tube insertion, PICC, UAC, and UVC placement, x-rays, CBG and ABG draws, ultrasounds, echocardiograms, EEGs, intubation, oxygen administration, nitric oxide administration, and exchange transfusions

Competencies and Exams

• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam: score 80% or higher, completed within 12 months of start and updated annually
• Competency exam: score 80% or higher, completed within 12 months of start and updated annually
• Core Parts I, II, and III: required, updated annually
• Skills checklist: within 12 months of start, updated annually
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam: not required for NICU

Background and Identity

• Background check within 30 days of start, covering the past 7 years in all locations lived, worked, or attended school; updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• E-Verify (I-9 required)
• Government-issued photo ID; name must match all documentation

Health Requirements

• Tdap within the past 10 years (declinations and medical/religious exemptions accepted)
• TB: QuantiFERON-Gold/T-SPOT or two-step TB skin test within 3 months of start. Past positive results require a chest x-ray within 5 years and an annual TB questionnaire. TB questionnaire required for all candidates, updated annually.
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: 2 MMR vaccines or a positive titer. If the titer is low and vaccine proof is missing, two boosters are required, and the second may be pending at start but must be completed within 60 days.
• Varicella: 2 vaccines or a positive titer, with the same low-titer booster rules
• Hepatitis B: series, titer, or signed declination within 12 months of start
• Physical exam: within 12 months of start, not updated annually
• Drug testing within 30 days of start (2-year expiration). Panel includes amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana, methadone, methamphetaminess, opiates, oxycodone, and phencyclidine.
• Seasonal flu vaccination documentation required October 1 through March 31; new starts beginning 10/1 must have documentation on file by 10/31. Medical and religious exemptions and declinations accepted. Masks required at all times for unvaccinated candidates.

Application and Onboarding

• Employment application with 7 years of work history, with no gap longer than 30 days
• Read the employee appearance policy before starting