Travel RN - Neonatal ICU

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$2,473/wk or $2,288/wk local

Charlotte, North Carolina

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Assignment Overview

Overview

Magnet Hospital

Posted 2+ weeks ago

Shift

Nights, 3x12hrs

Hours

36 hrs/wk

Start Date

ASAP

Length

13 weeks

Openings

1

Actual start date is typically 3-4 weeks from time the offer is received. Start dates are determined based on facility needs and credentialing requirements.

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a high-acuity Neonatal ICU position at a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and teaching hospital, requiring a minimum of 2 years of Level 3 and/or Level 4 NICU experience.

• Work takes place in a 53-bed NICU (with overflow, averaging a census of 58) within a 247-licensed-bed Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and teaching hospital
• Patient population includes neonates with complex respiratory (RDS, TTN, MAS, BPD), cardiac (TOF, VSD, HLHS, PDA, PPHN), neurological (seizures, IVH, HIE), and GI/GU/multisystem diagnoses (NEC, NAS, sepsis, congenital anomalies, TORCH infections, and more)
• Nurse-to-patient ratios vary by acuity: 1:1, 1:2, or 1:3
• 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 PM–7:00 AM (1900–0700), 36 hours per week
• Weekend rotation requires 2 Fridays, 2 Mondays, and every other Saturday/Sunday within each 6-week scheduling cycle
• Floating may be required to the Neonatal PCU, Pediatric CVICU, PICU, and general Peds unit as a helping hand (or in a full clinical role with applicable prior experience)
• No on-call requirements for travelers; if the NICU cannot utilize staff, floating to similar units applies
• EMR is Epic; experience required

• Active NC or compact RN license required
• Current certifications: BLS and NRP
• Minimum 2 years of Level 3 and/or Level 4 NICU experience required; most recent experience must be within the last year
• Must be comfortable in a high-acuity, fast-paced NICU environment
• Epic EMR experience required
• Required skills include: vasoactive drip titration, invasive line management (art lines, CVP), ventilator and trach management, chest tube management, CRRT experience, aseptic/sterile technique, oral/nasal suctioning, g-tube/j-tube and feeding tube management, epidural and PCA management, sedation and analgesic drip management, foley insertion and manageemnt, Alaris and Medfusion pump management, and bedside procedure support
• Experience with EVDs, Camino device (ICP and temperature monitoring), HOFV management, and baby-side ECMO is beneficial; manager has been flexible on these specific skills
• Candidate must reside 50+ miles from the facility to be eligible for this position
• At least 1 professional reference dated within the past year, from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN, required for consideration
• Last 4 digits of SSN and full date of birth required for consideration

• Robust departmental support includes a unit secretary, charge nurse, IV/VAT/PICC team, resource nurse, RT, intensivist, residents, APPs, centralized and bedside telemetry monitoring, unit-based educators (AM and PM shifts), and 6 clinical supervisors — all available 24/7 where noted
• Scheduling is based on unit needs and completed on a 6-week cycle after the core team schedule is finalized; dates of need are provided by the Clinical Supervisor
• Orientation consists of a NEO orientation plus 2 days of departmental orientation
• Travelers are expected to work holidays as scheduled; unit requirement includes the day of the holiday and the day before and/or after, on an every-other-holiday…