Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care - $2,870 per week at Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA 95828
About the Job
- Common certifications: BLS & NRP Required, STABLE is preferred and will soon be a requirement.
Certification Details
- A hospital near Sacramento is looking for experienced NICU nurses for a travel contract.
- The right candidate will have 2 years of experience, hold an active BLS, NRP and CA License.
Job Details
- Must have 2 years of experience in NICU.
- Hold an active BLS, NRP, and CA License.
- Experience with delivery attendance is must.
- Competence in the care of level 2 NICU babies.
- Excellent communication skills, and overall pleasant person.
Job Requirements
- 12 hr shifts.
- Shift starts at 6:45 AM; Report is at the bedside.
- Overtime and extra shift availability.
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend (EOW).
- First to float to other Sac facilities and postpartum care.
Schedule Information
- Must be comfortable with neonatal resuscitation and stabilization.
- Required to attend deliveries in rotation with other staff for both vaginal and cesarean.
- Ability to manage the initial resuscitation and complete transition of the infant.
- No nurses aids in the unit.
- Neonatologist rounds in the morning then comes in as needed.
- RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc) managed by RT until infant can be transported.
Unit Specific Information
- Modules are required to be done before start, take 3-4 hours to complete (not billable).
- For Holiday RTO: Travelers will work 2 of the 3 major holidays; holiday time off will be considered but not guaranteed.
- Unit: NICU - Level 2.
- 12 beds with Nurse:Patient Ratios of 1:3 and 70-120 births/month.
- Common diagnoses/types of patients include respiratory distress, feeders/growers, preterm (32+ weeks with higher acuity transferred out).
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