RN - Postpartum

Profession: RN (Registered Nurse)

Specialty: NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: 12-Hour Nights

Hours per Shift: 36 hours per week

Experience: Minimum of 2 years of experience

License: Required

Certifications:

BLS (AHA)
NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)

Must-Have:

Experience in NICU Level 2 and postpartum

Skilled in attending deliveries as the baby nurseIV start and maintenance experience

Experience with Bubble CPAP and Hiflow Umbilical line placement assist and maintenance

Description:

The unit provides Level 2 NICU care.

The nurse to patient ratio is 1:3 babies.

Flexibility is required as the department also manages postpartum assignments based on availability.

Common diagnoses include phototherapy, gainer/growers, respiratory distress, hypoglycemia, NOW (withdrawal), and suspected sepsis.

Nurses are expected to attend deliveries as the baby nurse.

RNs are required to titrate certain drips and manage common titratable and set rate drips.

There is a neonatologist on-site 24/7 for support.

RT equipment such as CPAP, BiPAP, and Vent is utilized prior to transfer.

Shifts are scheduled with block scheduling, requiring weekend and holiday shifts every other weekend and one summer and one winter holiday.

Call or standby requirements exist as needed.

Nurses may be required to float between units based on department needs.

Scrub color and dress code will be provided.

Additional skills in NICU Level 2 and postpartum are preferred.

No telemetry or monitor techs are present, and RNs are expected to read strips independently.

This position offers an opportunity to work in an acute care setting.