Registered Nurse - NICU Level IV - Med/Surg

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

15h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Level IV NICU at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, providing care to patients with complex neonatal needs. The NICU has 49 beds and cares for infants born at 22 weeks and above, with staffing of one to two patients per RN depending on the baby’s stability. Neonatal Nurse Practitioners are on staff 24/7. The unit is a designated March of Dimes NICU Family Support® program and includes a Neuro NICU for babies with neurologic conditions. The RN provides developmentally appropriate care, performs advanced monitoring using current technology, and cares for patients with complex conditions and needs, including surgical patients with congenital anomalies, intubated patients, and patients with tracheostomies. The role involves high-frequency ventilation, Total Body Cooling (TBC), Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), Peritoneal Dialysis (PD), and central arterial and other venous lines. The position is scheduled for 60 hours every two weeks on the night shift, with 12-hour shifts and every third weekend.

Requirements

One year of RN experience, or at least six months of current employment at UMMCH as a NICU RN.
Minnesota RN License.
BLS certification.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification within six months of hire.

Nice To Haves

BSN or BAN.
Certification in a related specialty.

Responsibilities

Provide care to patients with complex NICU needs.
Provide developmentally appropriate care to infants born at 22 weeks and above.
Perform advanced monitoring using current technology.
Care for surgical patients with congenital anomalies, intubated patients, and patients with tracheostomies.
Work with high-frequency ventilation, Total Body Cooling (TBC), Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), Peritoneal Dialysis (PD), central arterial lines and monitoring, and other venous lines.