RN Registered Nurse NICU Neonatal Intensive Care Walter Reed (Nights)

NICU Neonatal Intensive Care Registered Nurse for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Bethesda, Maryland

Full-Time, Employed Civilian Position, NIGHTS

Compensation & Benefits:

• 2K SIGN-ON BONUS
• Night position $64/hr plus $4.93/hr benefits pay = $68.93/hr
• 10 days PTO, 7 paid sick days, 11 paid holidays
• benefits pay covers the cost of health ins
• Dental, Vision, 401K

Experience:

• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of concurrent full-time Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) experience within the last three years.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• S.T.A.B.L.E.

Qualifications:

• Degree/Education: A graduate of an Associate or Bachelor of Registered Nursing from a National League of Nursing (NLN) or ACEN approved program.
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Valid, unrestricted, RN license in at least 1 state, territory or commonwealth of the US.
• US Citizen

Duties:

• Provide care to normal and high-risk newborn patients (the MTF has approximately 80% high-risk population, e.g. PIH, diabetes, pre-term labor, multiple gestations). Recognizes changes in newborn or infant condition that would constitute an emergency situation and responds appropriately
• Provide intensive care to critically ill neonates with medical and surgical problems. Continually assess conditions of patient(s) for potential or life-threatening crisis.
• Possess knowledge of normal and abnormal newborn physical and neurological development and application of same in delivery of nursing care through discharge.
• Gavage feed infants as ordered. Monitor for, and immediately report, signs of feeding intolerance.
• Identify potential post-anesthetic patient problems; specifically, airway management, hemodynamic instability and pain control, and intervene appropriately.
• Attend high risk deliveries and provide resuscitative measures to newborns as indicated by A.A.P. standards.

Procedures/Skills:

• Operate and monitor the performance of essential equipment used in the care of stable newborns, e.g. Bili lights, radiant warmers, incubators, blood glucose monitor and other POCT procedures, pulse oximeter, medications via syringe pumps, etc. Interpret and respond to changes in infant conditions related to the equipment and report to the charge nurse as needed
• Operate cardio-respiratory monitors and interpret cardiac rhythms and respiratory patterns, determine implications and takes indicated interventions. Document all in a timely fashion and notify physicians accordingly. Operate hemodynamic equipment safely and effectively. Interpret generated data and respond appropriately
• Demonstrate competency in complex medication and intravenous (IV) administration to include blood products and Total Parental Nutrition (TPN), IV push and continuous IV medication infusion.

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