NICU RN
Newark, New Jersey
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

NICU RN

Overview

• Location: Newark, New Jersey
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night (3x12 hours), 19:00 to 07:30
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Unit: Level IV NICU with 46 intensive care and 23 intermediate care bassinets; 1:4 ratio in IMCU
• Facility highlights: 665-bed quaternary care teaching hospital. The NICU provides ECMO therapy, advanced ventilation, nitric oxide treatment, and rapid genome sequencing. It serves as a Regional Perinatal Center supporting more than 15 hospitals and is staffed by 12 board-certified neonatologists with specialized teams available 24/7.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New Jersey
• 2+ years of NICU Level 3 (Neonatal Intensive Care) experience, including work with NICU Level 3 patients
• NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure (NRP) certification
• IV Certification
• IV insertion skills
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience working with neonate patients
• Experience with ventilator management
• Experience with phototherapy for severe hyperbilirubinemia
• Colostomy/ileostomy care experience
• Experience with Epic

Clinical Skills

• Neonatal care: Care of neonates 29–34 weeks and >34 weeks; neurologic care for neonatal abstinence syndrome; hyperbilirubinemia; phototherapy; developmental care; breastfeeding support; patient/family teaching
• IV therapy/medications: Blood product administration; starting and maintaining IVs; medication management, including anti-seizure drugs, antibiotics/antivirals, and steroids; neonatal dosage calculations; phlebotomy; sepsis workup
• Cardiac/respiratory: Telemetry; care of ventilated/intubated patients; HFNC; oxygen delivery systems; management of respiratory distress
• GI/metabolic: Colostomy/ileostomy care; enteral feedings; tube placement; glucose monitoring; insulin administration
• General: Infection control; isolation precautions

Assignment Details

• Weekends: Every other weekend (Sat/Sun), may be altered as needed
• Call-off policy: Facility may call off 1 shift per 2 weeks
• Time-off and schedule requests: Priority given to submissions with a screenshot confirming RTO and schedule requests. No requests are approved after offer.
• First-time travelers: Accepted
• Local candidates: Accepted
• Scrubs: Navy blue
• Patient limits: Will not attend high-risk deliveries or be assigned level IV patients, ECMO, or fresh post-ops
• Ratios: 1:1 to 1:3; ratios vary by census, acuity, and staffing

Float Scope

• Must be confident in NBN, Peds, and PICU; confirm float and skillset with the traveler before starting.
• Must float within skillset without exception. Float depends on patient volume and acuity.

Onboarding and Compliance (Summary)

• Criminal background check within 30 days of start. Attestations are not acceptable, and candidates cannot start with open cases.
• Exclusion list checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG, and New Jersey Department of Treasury) within 30 days of start
• Drug screen (10-panel) within 30 days of start
• E-Verify, required to clear
• Government-issued photo ID and driver's license, due within 48 hours of signing
• Physical exam within the previous 12 months, stating the candidate is cleared to perform essential job functions and is free of communicable disease
• TB screening (blood test within 3 months or 2-step PPD), plus annual TB questionnaire
• Influenza vaccine or documented medical/religious exemption
• Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B immunity documentation
• Tetanus/diphtheria/Tdap within the past 10 years
• Two references within the last 2 years, including one managerial reference
• Employment application or resume with 7 years of work history
• Mask fit test completed on site; respirator medical clearance required before start