NICU RN
Durango, Colorado
Mercy Regional Medical Center

Registered Nurse - NICU

Location

• Durango, Colorado

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Shift

• Nights, 12-hour shifts
• 36 hours per week

Unit Details

• Level II NICU with 6 designed beds and 2 transition beds that can overflow to 8 with staffing
• Typical patient population includes TTN, RDS, feeder growers, hyperbilirubinemia, and hypoglycemia
• Nurses may attend deliveries
• Postpartum and well-baby assignments may be included, with couplet care up to a 1:3 ratio
• Charge nurse takes an assignment
• Nurse aides are available as part of the LDRP
• No tele techs on the unit
• Respiratory equipment available includes vents, BCPAP, and HHFNC

Required Qualifications

• RN license
• BLS
• NRP
• STABLE certification
• Must be able to float to other departments as helping hands
• Must be able to work weekends, holidays, call, and standby shifts
• Must be able to be in state for the week of orientation

Schedule / Work Expectations

• Block scheduling depending on open needs
• Weekend coverage is required
• Holiday coverage is required
• Call and standby are required
• One mandatory call shift every 12 weeks

Orientation

• 1 to 2 shifts of orientation
• Clinicians must be in state for the week of orientation, even if first-day modules are remote

Interview Process

• Candidate interview
• Interview with clinical team
• No unit manager involvement

Additional Notes

• Radius rule: 60 miles
• Professional-colored scrubs are allowed
• Neonatology support is available via telehealth