Job Title
Registered Nurse (RN) – NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)
Location
Reno, Nevada
Schedule / Job Type
Contract (13 Weeks) | Travel | Onsite | Nights | 3x12 Shifts | 36 Hours Guaranteed Per Week
Key Responsibilities
- Provide optimal patient care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of neonatal patients and their families.
- Deliver comprehensive nursing services within the NICU, demonstrating knowledge of the cognitive and psychosocial needs specific to the neonatal population.
- Diagnose and treat human responses to health problems while maintaining individualized patient outcomes across the entire episode of care.
- Coordinate care with other healthcare professionals as needed, incorporating family members into the care planning process when appropriate.
- Float to other areas of the organization as needed, up to competency level, and fulfill additional shift requirements per scheduling period.
- Maintain intensive and continuous mental effort to ensure optimal, safe patient care and sound clinical judgment in all interactions and decisions.
Required Qualifications
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license or ability to obtain and maintain a State of Nevada RN license prior to start date.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
- Minimum of 3 years of exclusive NICU experience in a Level III NICU or higher.
- Ventilator training and demonstrated competency required.
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience working in a high-acuity, Level III or Level IV NICU environment with complex neonatal cases.
- Familiarity with travel nursing expectations, including schedule flexibility across weekends, holidays, and call shifts.
Why Join Us
- Join a high-acuity regional medical center recognized as the area's only Level II Trauma Center, offering exposure to a broad range of complex and critical cases.
- Work within a facility that houses the region's only children's hospital and features state-of-the-art technologies, providing a dynamic and advanced clinical environment.