NICU RN
Washington, District of Columbia
Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center

RN - NICU

Location: District of Columbia Employment Type: Temporary Contract Length: 8 weeks Schedule: 3 x 12-hour night shifts (12 hours per day, 36 hours per week)

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in District of Columbia
• NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care (2 years of experience)
• NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care experience within the last year
• BLS
• NRP
• STABLE
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with NICU Level 3 patients
• Experience with ventilator management
• Experience with HFOV ventilation
• Experience with vasopressors

Role Overview

• Neonates are primarily admitted from labor and delivery.
• The NICU patient population ranges from as early as 23 weeks gestation to 4 months.
• Nurses respond to neonatal emergencies, provide assessment and immediate care to newborns needing closer observation after delivery, and attend all C-sections and high-risk deliveries.
• Conditions treated include extreme prematurity, respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, hypoglycemia, congenital anomalies, seizures, and meconium aspiration syndrome.
• Services include noninvasive nasal CPAP, mechanical ventilation (including High Frequency Oscillation), and nitric oxide inhalation therapy.
• Nurses assist with bedside procedures such as peripheral IV insertion, septic workups, intubations, percutaneous catheter insertions, parenteral therapy, blood and blood product administration, bronchopulmonary hygiene, medication administration, vital sign monitoring, and parent teaching.
• Most diagnostic services are provided at the bedside.