Experience
- Minimum 3 years NICU experience required
- Level III NICU experience required
- Minimum 2:1 patient ratio experience required
- Experienced in attending high-risk deliveries and performing admission procedures
License & Certification Required
- Registered Nurse (RN) license
- BLS
- NRP
Skills Required
- Administration of blood & blood products
- Antibiotics/Antivirals
- APGAR scoring
- Arterial line management
- Attendance at high-risk deliveries
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Breastfeeding support/handling of breast milk
- Bubble CPAP
- Central line blood draw
- Developmental care
- Feedings (bottle, breast, gavage)
- High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
- Hyperbilirubinemia management
- Insulin administration
- Isolation precautions/PPE
- Management of chest tubes
- Meconium aspiration care
- Neonatal dosage calculations
- Neonatal sepsis management
- Care for neonates 29-34 weeks
- NICU III experience
- Oxygen delivery systems
- Patient/family teaching
- Phlebotomy
- Phototherapy
- Placement/management of oral/nasogastric/nasojejunal tubes
- Management of respiratory distress syndrome
- Sepsis work-up
- Starting and maintaining IVs
- Administration of steroids
- Administration of surfactants
- Thermoregulation techniques
- Management of UAC (Umbilical Artery Catheter)
- Management of UVC (Umbilical Vein Catheter)
Desired Skills
- Experience working with neonates under 27 weeks
- Experience in acute care hospital settings
