Chandler Regional Medical Center
Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care - $1,905 per week
Chandler Regional Medical Center, Chandler, Arizona, United States, 85249
Certification Details
BLS & NRP required.STABLE preferred would be a plusJob Details
A hospital in Arizona is looking for an experienced NICU/Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurse for a travel assignment.The right candidate will have two years' experiencehold an active BLS, NRP, and AZ license or compact license.STABLE is also preferred.Job Requirements
Minimum 2 years of experience - must be recent, within the past 6 months.A pass/fail Sim Lab (re: foley catheter insertion) is required on Day 1 of orientation (study guides provided with first day instructions)Schedule Information
Contract length: 13 weeksWeekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts in a 4 week schedule (SAT & SUN are considered weekend for days & FRI, SAT, SUN for nights)Schedules: Self-scheduling. Nurse puts schedule request in then scheduler will review & balance out the schedule fairly between staff.Don't usually do block scheduling but she is not opposed to this as long as the needs of the unit are fulfilled.Shifts: 12 hr shifts. 7-7. Shift huddle starts @ 7 & the nurses are usually on the floor within a few minutes...then bedside report.Unit Specific Information
Unit: NICU - Level II EQ & SCN (Special Care Nursery)# beds: NICU: 12 Private Rooms SCN: 18 beds (3 rooms - POD based - 6 babies in each room) Sometimes they do go over capacity until they are able to move a baby to newborn)Ratios: NICU 2:1 SCN 3:1Charge Nurse: Yes, on occasion take assignment based on censusNurse Aides: NoFloating: Travelers will not be floated out of the NICUFloor specific orientation: 2 Shifts with a preceptorCommon diagnosis / Types of patients: NICU takes babies 28 weeks & above. High level care, a lot of respiratory complications, vents, CPAP, RAM & Vapotherm nasal cannulas. Types of patients: hyperbilirubinemia, meconium aspiration, respiratory distress syndrome, PPHN (Persistent Pulmonary HTN), IGUR (Intrauterine Growth Restriction), Chorioamnionitis, PICC lines, TTN (Transient Tachypnea), chest tubes, passive cooling, exchange transfusions, pneumos, UAC (Umbilical Artery Catheters) & UVC (Umbilical Venous Catheters), & sepsis.SCN will see lower level of the NICU dx. A lot of CPAP, blood transfusions, a lot of NAS (Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome). Surgicals & babies less than 28 weeks they transfer to St. Joseph or Phoenix Children's - some cardiac babies go to Phoenix Children's)Additional Details
Scrubs Color: NavyRequire at least Level II NICU experience (Level III NICU preferred)4 weekend shifts per 4 week sched; first to float, could float to sister facility Mercy Gilbert
BLS & NRP required.STABLE preferred would be a plusJob Details
A hospital in Arizona is looking for an experienced NICU/Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurse for a travel assignment.The right candidate will have two years' experiencehold an active BLS, NRP, and AZ license or compact license.STABLE is also preferred.Job Requirements
Minimum 2 years of experience - must be recent, within the past 6 months.A pass/fail Sim Lab (re: foley catheter insertion) is required on Day 1 of orientation (study guides provided with first day instructions)Schedule Information
Contract length: 13 weeksWeekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts in a 4 week schedule (SAT & SUN are considered weekend for days & FRI, SAT, SUN for nights)Schedules: Self-scheduling. Nurse puts schedule request in then scheduler will review & balance out the schedule fairly between staff.Don't usually do block scheduling but she is not opposed to this as long as the needs of the unit are fulfilled.Shifts: 12 hr shifts. 7-7. Shift huddle starts @ 7 & the nurses are usually on the floor within a few minutes...then bedside report.Unit Specific Information
Unit: NICU - Level II EQ & SCN (Special Care Nursery)# beds: NICU: 12 Private Rooms SCN: 18 beds (3 rooms - POD based - 6 babies in each room) Sometimes they do go over capacity until they are able to move a baby to newborn)Ratios: NICU 2:1 SCN 3:1Charge Nurse: Yes, on occasion take assignment based on censusNurse Aides: NoFloating: Travelers will not be floated out of the NICUFloor specific orientation: 2 Shifts with a preceptorCommon diagnosis / Types of patients: NICU takes babies 28 weeks & above. High level care, a lot of respiratory complications, vents, CPAP, RAM & Vapotherm nasal cannulas. Types of patients: hyperbilirubinemia, meconium aspiration, respiratory distress syndrome, PPHN (Persistent Pulmonary HTN), IGUR (Intrauterine Growth Restriction), Chorioamnionitis, PICC lines, TTN (Transient Tachypnea), chest tubes, passive cooling, exchange transfusions, pneumos, UAC (Umbilical Artery Catheters) & UVC (Umbilical Venous Catheters), & sepsis.SCN will see lower level of the NICU dx. A lot of CPAP, blood transfusions, a lot of NAS (Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome). Surgicals & babies less than 28 weeks they transfer to St. Joseph or Phoenix Children's - some cardiac babies go to Phoenix Children's)Additional Details
Scrubs Color: NavyRequire at least Level II NICU experience (Level III NICU preferred)4 weekend shifts per 4 week sched; first to float, could float to sister facility Mercy Gilbert