NICU

Nights Nights + 4 weekend shifts in a 4 week schedule + holiday rotation + will float to sister Description: Unit Notes:***LEVEL II NICU EXPERIENCE REQUIRED***Minimum 2 years of experience - must be recent, within the past 6 months.A pass/fail Sim Lab (re: foley catheter insertion) is required on Day 1 of orientation (study guides provided with first day instructions- Unit: NICU - Level II EQ & SCN (Special Care Nursery)- # beds: NICU: 12

Intensivist in house: NNPs (Neonatal Nurse Practitioner) 24/7 Neonatologist in house during the day- IV Team: No- RT 24/7: Yes, manage vents- Pharmacy 24/7: Yes & tube system in L&D which is next door to NICU- Shifts: 12 hr shifts. 7-7. Shift huddle starts @ 7 & the nurses are usually on the floor within a few minutes...then bedside report. - Floating: Travelers will not be floated out of the NICU- Floor specific orientation: 2 Shifts with a preceptor- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: NICU takes babies 28 weeks & above. High level care, a lot of respiratory complications, vents, CPAP, RAM & Vapotherm nasal cannulas.

Types of patients: hyperbilirubinemia, meconium aspiration, respiratory distress syndrome, PPHN (Persistent Pulmonary HTN), IGUR (Intrauterine Growth Restriction), Chorioamnionitis, PICC lines, TTN (Transient Tachypnea), chest tubes, passive cooling, exchange transfusions, pneumos, UAC (Umbilical Artery Catheters) & UVC (Umbilical Venous Catheters), & sepsis. SCN will see lower level of the NICU dx. A lot of CPAP, blood transfusions, a lot of NAS (Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome). Surgicals & babies less than 28 weeks they transfer to St. Joseph or Phoenix Children's - some cardiac babies go to Phoenix Children's)- Additional Notes: Require at least Level II NICU experience (Level III NICU preferred)

Cancellation Policy: Hospital can cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment, 3 shifts for assignments that are less than 13 weeks

Charting System: Cerner

BSN Required: No

License to Submit: Yes

Trauma Level: Care Setting:Acute Division: Shift Notes:Nights + 4 weekend shifts in a 4 week schedule + holiday rotation + will float to sister facility,

MGMC Required Certifications: BLS Certification, NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)

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