Job Details
Unit Notes
Department: NICU | RN
- Unit: NICU - Floor 2
- Level of NICU: Level IV
- # of Beds: 61 beds- 24 rooms that can have up to 3 patients per room.
- Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:1-3
- Required Certifications: BLS, NRP, STABLE
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Prematurity 22 weeks and above, respiratory distress (Nava, Cpap, vents), surgical patients (trachs, g-tubes, shunts, hernia repairs), Feeder/growers.
- Experience or 'Must have' skills: If travelers only nursing experience is in NICU 2 years experience is required, if traveler has other RN experience 1 year experience is required.
- Are RNs required to titrate drips: Yes.
- Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Morphine, Dopamine, Epinephrine.
- Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift: Charge RN doesn’t take assignments (travelers would not be in the charge RN role).
- Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit: Yes. 1-2 per shift.
- Neonatologist in house 24/7: Yes, NNP and neonatologist 24/7.
- RT Equipment: Drager, Servo, HFJV, HFOV, Nava, Cpap, Nasal Cannula.
- Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit: No.
- Shifts & Scheduling: 07-19 (Day shift), 19-07 (Night shift). No self-scheduling, scheduler works with traveler to schedule. No more than 5 shifts in a row.
- Weekend Requirement: Will be used to fill in where there is a need.
- Holiday Requirement: Yes if there is a need.
- Is there Call or a Standby requirement: No.
- Floating Requirements: Possibly to Peds, PICU, nursery or Mother Baby if they have that experience (would get an oriented if needed), May also float to Meridian Medical Center or Nampa Medical to their NICUs which are lower acuity.
- Scrub Color/Dress Code: Hospital blue scrubs or personal scrubs.
- How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation: Yes; 2 shifts of orientation to unit and 1 shift with meeting with educator to review unit standards.
**This facility has a radius rule of 50 miles. To ensure adherence to this rule, we will require the candidates' perm address in the submittal to confirm they are outside of that specified radius before proceeding with the profile review.**
Date Entered On: 2/13/2024
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