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Travel RN NICU Nights

TEEMA Solutions Group, Tucson, AZ, United States


Location:

Arizona
Start Date:

ASAP
Assignment Length:

13 Weeks
Shift:

Nights | 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM

Position Overview
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Registered Nurse holds shift accountability for providing high-quality, evidence-based care to critically ill and high-risk newborns. The NICU RN utilizes the Nursing Process in accordance with the State Nurse Practice Act and hospital policies and procedures. This role requires strong critical thinking, clinical judgment, and leadership skills to ensure safe and effective patient care delivery in a Level III NICU setting.

Number of Beds:

15

Patient Ratio:

1:2 or 1:3 depending on acuity

EMR:

Cerner

Required Qualifications
Minimum 3 years of NICU experience

Level III NICU experience

Preferred Qualifications
STABLE Certification

If census is low, travelers may be floated to Postpartum to take a newborn assignment or couplets, if experienced.

Expected Responsibilities

Attend

high-risk and newborn deliveries

Perform

NICU admissions

Start

IVs

and

draw labs

Manage and monitor patients on

ventilators

Deliver comprehensive, family-centered neonatal care

Demonstrate leadership, sound clinical judgment, and critical thinking

Maintain clinical competencies through ongoing education

Delegate and supervise patient care activities appropriately based on staff skill level and experience

Professional Expectations

Anticipate and plan for safe delivery of patient care

Collaborate effectively with the interdisciplinary healthcare team

Provide direction and supervision to assigned personnel involved in patient care

Uphold hospital standards, policies, and procedures at all times

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