Registered Nurse - Nursery (Nursing)

Carenest Health Services • Concord, NH

2d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in a special care nursery integrated with an 18-bed labor and delivery unit. The nursery cares for infants born at 32 weeks and above, including grower-feeder patients, with a typical census of 2–5 neonates across six beds. Nurses attend vaginal deliveries and cesarean sections in the operating room and may administer surfactant via LMA to appropriate candidates.

The unit has 8–9 nurses per shift, including two nurses trained for the special care nursery. Nurses are trained in postpartum care and either special care nursery or labor and delivery. The traveler may be floated to postpartum or pediatrics if needed; experience in those areas is preferred for floating, but not required. A nurse without the appropriate experience would provide helping-hands support in those areas.

Requirements

• 3–4 years of nursing experience, including at least 2 years in NICU or special care nursery (SCN).
• Previous NICU or Level 2 SCN experience is required.
• Must be comfortable assisting in deliveries and starting neonatal IVs.
• BLS certification required.
• ACLS and PALS are listed as required certifications.

Nice To Haves

• Postpartum experience is preferred but not required.
• Cerner experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Care for neonates in the special care nursery, including infants born at 32 weeks and above and grower-feeder patients.
• Assist with vaginal deliveries and cesarean sections in the operating room.
• Start neonatal IVs.
• Administer surfactant via LMA to appropriate candidates.
• Float to postpartum or pediatrics if needed, within the nurse’s experience and comfort level.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed