Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care - $2,794 per week

Company: Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Location: Carmichael
Posted on: September 22, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• BLS, NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
  • Job Details
  • A hospital near Sacramento is looking for experienced NICU nurses for a travel contract.
  • Unit: NICU - Level 3
  • # beds: 26-30
  • Certs: BLS, NRP
  • EMR: Cerner
  • Charge Nurse: Yes, generally does not take patients, but will do break relief.
  • Nurse Aides: Yes as census and staffing dictates
  • Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
  • Holidays: Rotate in with core staff
  • Scrub Color: Navy - under shirts must be navy, white, or black. Scrub jackets are optional, must be navy.
  • Vents: Yes
  • Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes, Hospitalist or Intensivist
  • IV Team: No
  • RT 24/7: Yes
  • Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
  • Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Respiratory failure, preterm. No cardiac surgery, defect repair.
  • Floating: All other Sacramento facilities. Mid-shift float to another facility is rare, but can happen.
  • Floor specific orientation: 1 - 2 days on the floor with preceptor.
  • Additional Notes: Hospital is designated "baby friendly". Excellent breast feeding support.
    • Job Requirements
    • 2 years of experience
    • Hold an active BLS, NRP and CA License.
      • Schedule Information
      • Shifts: 12 hr shifts. Shift starts 645. Report is at the bedside.
      • OT and extra shifts are available.
      • Self-scheduling is used, but is not finalized until Manager balances it.
      • Schedules are out 4 weeks.
      • Travelers can access their schedules from home and make themselves "available" for extra shifts and make trades with other staff.
      • Block scheduling is generally not available.
      • 12hr Nights, EOW, First to Float
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Charge Nurse: Yes, generally does not take patients, but will do break relief.
        • Vents: Yes
        • Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes, Hospitalist or Intensivist
        • Floating: All other Sacramento facilities. Mid-shift float to another facility is rare, but can happen.
          • Additional Details
          • BLS, NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program);need 2 sup refs (charge accepted) at submittal; 1 w/in 12 mo. & 1 w/in 3 years worked
          • Modules are required to be done before start of assignment. Modules take on average 3-4 hours to complete-this time is not billable to the hospital.
          • For Holiday RTO: Travelers will work 2 of the 3 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years). Unit managers will make the final call on scheduling, but we would include this verbiage on the confirmation. **Holiday time off will be considered, however not guaranteed**
          • Med Sol prescreens, offer off clinical prescreens & manager has 24 hours to review and rescind, if necessary.

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