RN NICU at Careers Integrated Resources Inc

Job Title: RN NICU

Location: Brooklyn, NY 11212

Initial Duration – 3+ months contract

Pay range: $73/hour on W2

Shift Time: 12-hour morning/overnight shift

Note:

· You can refer your friends or colleagues for this role or any other role, we do offer a referral bonus of $750.

· Local/Travel Contracts available in multiple departments in all states.

Job Summary:

· Neonatal intensive care RNs provide critical care to premature and sick newborns.

· Utilize the nursing process in the provision of direct patient care.

· Responsible and accountable for prescribing, delegating, and coordinating all care provided to assigned patients.

· Ensures a newborn's critical care treatment is secure.

· Delivery of care is based on the standards of care and practices established by the Department of

· Nursing and other policies and procedures (hospital, nursing, multidisciplinary).

· Diagnose and treat human responses to actual and potential health problems through such services as case finding, health teaching, health counseling, and provision of care supportive or to restorative of life and well-being.

· Supervise patient care provided by licensed practical nurses (LPNs), registered nurses on permit (RNP), nursing attendants, technicians, and supplemental staff.

· Assess the immediate and continuing care needs of the patient and parent(s).

· Provides respiratory care support ensuring that ventilator equipment is functioning properly and items such as tubing is patent, tape and tubing are in place, oxygen saturation levels remain at appropriate levels, ensures that blood gases show good oxygen exchange, perform chest suction when needed, etc.