Prime Time Healthcare Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Norfolk, Virginia.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
NICU RN – Level IV | CHKD
Unit: Level IV NICU
Beds: 70
Shift: 12-hour nights
Guaranteed Hours:36 hours/week
Weekends: Every other weekend
Holidays: As needed
Interview: Nurse Manager interview
EMR: Cerner
Orientation: 2–3 shifts
Unit Details
- 50 private rooms
- 10 double-occupancy rooms
- RN Ratios:1:2 or 1:3
- Primary nursing model
- May float to PICU, but will be assigned patients appropriate to NICU skillset
Patient Population
NICU cares for high-acuity neonates including:
- Prematurity 22–36 weeks
- HIE
- Seizures, hydrocephalus, neural tube defects
- Congenital cardiac lesions including PDA, Tetralogy of Fallot, coarctation, and truncus
- RDS, TTN, and BPD
- Renal conditions including hydronephrosis
- NEC, Hirschsprung’s, reflux, and other GI disorders
- Tracheostomies
- GI ostomies
- TEF, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, and other congenital anomalies
Procedures
- Occasional bedside surgeries
- PDA ligation
- Chest tube management
- Penrose drains
Requirements
- BLS
- NRP
- Strong Level III/IV NICU experience preferred given the acuity and 22-week gestational population
About Prime Time Healthcare Nursing
Prime Time Healthcare is a leading provider of traveling healthcare professionals nationwide. Our agency specializes in the placement of RNs, LPNs, CNAs, and Allied Health professionals. Join the fun and experience why healthcare professionals and client facilities are joining the Prime Time TEAM.
Benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Health savings account
- Referral bonus
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits