Registered Nurse NICU
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Job Location:
Seattle, OR - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
5 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Summary:
The Registered Nurse in the NICU provides skilled nursing care to neonates including those requiring various levels of respiratory support and interventions. The role involves attending high-risk deliveries administering medications managing feeding tubes and central lines and collaborating with the healthcare team. The RN may occasionally float to other units such as SCN or Pediatrics/NBN focusing on newborn care.
The Registered Nurse in the NICU provides skilled nursing care to neonates including those requiring various levels of respiratory support and interventions. The role involves attending high-risk deliveries administering medications managing feeding tubes and central lines and collaborating with the healthcare team. The RN may occasionally float to other units such as SCN or Pediatrics/NBN focusing on newborn care.
Location:Seattle Washington United States
Responsibilities:
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to neonates in a Level III or IV NICU setting.
- Manage patients requiring CPAP/BiPap High Frequency Vents Oscillators and standard ventilators.
- Administer blood and blood products.
- Perform cardioversion and defibrillation as needed.
- Utilize cooling and warming blankets.
- Manage feeding tubes PICC lines and central lines.
- Operate syringe pumps.
- Attend high-risk deliveries and neonatal surgeries.
- Document patient care and related duties appropriately.
- Collaborate with the healthcare team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to neonates in a Level III or IV NICU setting.
- Manage patients requiring CPAP/BiPap High Frequency Vents Oscillators and standard ventilators.
- Administer blood and blood products.
- Perform cardioversion and defibrillation as needed.
- Utilize cooling and warming blankets.
- Manage feeding tubes PICC lines and central lines.
- Operate syringe pumps.
- Attend high-risk deliveries and neonatal surgeries.
- Document patient care and related duties appropriately.
- Collaborate with the healthcare team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Required Skills & Certifications:
- Active Registered Nurse license in the state of working.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in a NICU setting.
- Experience with Blood/Blood Products Administration
- Experience with Cardioversion / Defibrillation
- Experience with Cooling / Warming Blanket
- Experience with Feeding Tubes
- Experience with PICC/Central Lines
- Experience with Syringe Pumps
- Active Registered Nurse license in the state of working.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in a NICU setting.
- Experience with Blood/Blood Products Administration
- Experience with Cardioversion / Defibrillation
- Experience with Cooling / Warming Blanket
- Experience with Feeding Tubes
- Experience with PICC/Central Lines
- Experience with Syringe Pumps
Preferred Skills & Certifications:
- Experience in Level III or IV NICU.
- Experience with neonates 23-24 weeks gestation.
- Experience in Level III or IV NICU.
- Experience with neonates 23-24 weeks gestation.
Special Considerations:
- Must be open to floating to different campuses.
- May float to Issaquah or Edmonds SCN or Pediatrics/NBN (care for newborns only).
- Previous employees of affiliated facilities must be separated from the health system for a minimum of 3 months to qualify for a travel position.
- Must be open to floating to different campuses.
- May float to Issaquah or Edmonds SCN or Pediatrics/NBN (care for newborns only).
- Previous employees of affiliated facilities must be separated from the health system for a minimum of 3 months to qualify for a travel position.
Scheduling:
- Block scheduling may be available.
- Can work 3 or more shifts in a row if preferred.
- Block scheduling may be available.
- Can work 3 or more shifts in a row if preferred.
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- ICU Experience
- Hospice Care
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Home Care
- Nursing
- Catheterization
- Critical Care Experience
- Medication Administration
- Tube Feeding
