Registered Nurse - NICU Level IV - Med/Surg

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

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About The Position

The University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The NICU provides the highest level of neonatal care, including developmentally appropriate care for infants born at 22 weeks and above. The unit has 49 beds, neonatal nurse practitioners on staff 24/7, and typically assigns one to two patients per RN depending on the baby’s stability. It is a designated March of Dimes NICU Family Support® program and includes a Neuro NICU for babies with neurologic conditions. The RN provides care for patients with complex NICU needs, performs advanced monitoring using current technology, and cares for surgical patients with congenital anomalies, intubated patients, and patients with tracheostomies. Care may involve high-frequency ventilation, total body cooling, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, peritoneal dialysis, and central arterial and other venous lines. The position works 48 hours every two weeks on the night shift, in 12-hour shifts, including every third weekend.

Requirements

At least 1 year of RN experience, or at least 6 months of current employment at UMMCH as a NICU RN.
Minnesota RN License.
BLS certification.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification within 6 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

BSN or BAN.
Certification in a related specialty.

Responsibilities

Provide care to patients with complex NICU needs.
Perform advanced monitoring using current technology.
Care for surgical patients with congenital anomalies, intubated patients, and patients with tracheostomies.
Provide care involving high-frequency ventilation, total body cooling, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, peritoneal dialysis, central arterial lines and monitoring, and other venous lines.