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NICU

Durango, CO

NICU/Nursery RN – 12-Hour Night Shift

Shift & Schedule

  • 6:00 PM – 6:30 AM, 12-hour nights
  • Weekends and holidays required
  • Block scheduling; approximately 4 weekend shifts per 6-week cycle
  • Mandatory call shift every 12 weeks
  • Hospital policy allows up to 4 shift cancellations per 13-week assignment

About the Unit

Level II NICU/Nursery with 6 designed beds and 2 transition beds (capacity expands to 8 with adequate staffing). You'll manage patients with common neonatal diagnoses including TTN, RDS, feeder growers, hyperbilirubinemia, and hypoglycemia. The unit supports deliveries and postpartum care.

Your Role

  • Attend deliveries and provide postpartum care
  • Monitor and titrate general fluids (TPN, dextrose); higher-acuity patients transfer to tertiary facilities
  • Work alongside NNPs and neonatology (available via telehealth 24/7)
  • Utilize ventilators, BCPAP, and high-flow nasal cannula
  • Read cardiac strips; no monitor technicians on unit
  • Float to other departments as needed per hospital policy

Required Certifications

  • BLS (AHA)
  • NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
  • STABLE Certification

Contract Details

  • 13 weeks
  • 36 guaranteed hours per week
  • Orientation provided; must be in state for orientation week
  • 60-mile radius; driver's license required

Dress Code

Professional colors accepted.