Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Special Care Nursery position requiring Level II nursery and delivery room experience, along with charge and preceptor experience.

Details

• >ery unit within a hospital setting
• Special Care Nursery / Level II patient population
• 36-hour, 3x12 night shift schedule from 18:50 to 07:20
• Required to work every other weekend
• Floats to postpartum unit for baby care assignments
• Scrubs provided

Requirements

• Active RN license (MD or Compact) currently in hand
• Current certifications: BLS, NRP, and STABLE
• Minimum 2 years of recent experience within the last 7 years required
• Must have completed at least 1 previous travel assignment
• Special Care Nursery/Level II experience required
• Delivery room experience required
• Charge nurse experience required
• Preceptor experience required
• Charting/EMR system experience required

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive newborn care including assessments, cord care, thermoregulation, and phototherapy
• Assist with circumcision procedures and post-op site assessment
• Perform car seat education and discharge teaching for parents
• Care for newborns with special needs including large for gestational age, low birth weight, and hypoglycemia
• Administer IV antibiotics and manage IV therapy including starting and maintaining IVs
• Monitor and care for infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
• Perform metabolic screening and infant identification procedures
• Follow isolation precautions and PPE protocols
• Administer vaccines as needed
• Local candidates within 60 miles accepted at a local rate
• Candidates residing within 60 miles must provide a driver's license matching their address at time of consideration
• Maximum RTO of 7 days per 13-week contract, with no RTO permitted during the first two weeks of the assignment
• Previous MedStar employees must have been separated for at least one year before returning as a traveler