RN NICU

Summary

• Department: Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
• Shift Timings: 19:00-07:30 Monday to friday (3 Days/12 Hours)
• Per Week: 36 Hours

Roles & Responsibilities

• ​Providing round-the-clock care to premature and severely ill newborn infants.
• Caring for the basic needs of infants; for example, feeding and changing diapers.
• Performing medical procedures; for example, inserting intravenous lines, performing tests, and administering medications.
• Assisting the NICU physicians in medical procedures and treatments.
• Using and adjusting specialized medical equipment.
• Formulating nursing plans and evaluating the effectiveness of treatments.
• Comforting ill newborns and anxious parents and family members.
• Offering support to parents and family members and educating them on the at-home care of their newborn.

Minimum Qualifications

• The Registered Nurse is expected to provide primary nursing care for patients and to assume responsibility for other nursing care processes by assessment, plan of care, intervention, and evaluation.
• Specifications: Must have and maintain current licensure in the State of Rhode Island.
• Maintains CPR and any other credentials or certifications necessary to be competent as a Registered Nurse in an area of specialty.
• Must be able to lift a patient (with assistance) and help them into a chair, wheelchair, or stretcher and be able to transport patients in wheelchairs or on stretchers.
• Must be proficient in the English language.

Certifications & Clearance Requirements

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: Up to $80.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 – 36 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Critical & Intensive Care
• Pediatrics

Physical setting:

• Acute care
• Hospital
• Inpatient

Standard shift:

• Night shift

Supplemental schedule:

• Overtime

Weekly schedule:

• 3x12
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• NICU RN: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Required)
• NRP Certification (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $80