Registered Nurse NICU

Job Title

Registered Nurse – NICU

Location

Lee's Summit, MO | NICU (Level II / Level III)

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts (18:45–07:15) | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to neonatal patients across a range of acuities, including neonates under 24–28 weeks, 29–34 weeks, and over 34 weeks gestational age
• Attend high-risk deliveries and provide Level 1 Nursery, NICU II, and NICU III care as needed
• Manage respiratory support including Bubble CPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BIPAP/PEEP), chest tube management, and oxygen delivery systems
• Perform and manage vascular access including UAC, UVC, arterial lines, central line blood draws, central/implanted line care, and IV placement and maintenance
• Administer medications including antibiotics, antivirals, anti-seizure medications, steroids, and surfactants; perform neonatal dosage calculations
• Support patient and family education, breastfeeding support, developmental care, and float to well baby nursery or attend deliveries on L&D as needed

Required Qualifications

• Active, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license — both Kansas and Missouri licensure (or a compact license covering both states) required at time of submission
• BLS certification required
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification required
• Minimum 2 years of NICU experience required; first-time travelers are not eligible for this position
• Pending licenses are not accepted
• Must live at least 75 miles from the facility to be eligible

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience with EPIC electronic health records; ability to complete EPIC test-out or training modules prior to start
• Proficiency with neonatal-specific skills including APGAR scoring, neonatal abstinence syndrome care, hyperbilirubinemia/phototherapy, thermoregulation, and sepsis workup
• Experience with invasive hemodynamic monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation, and arterial/venous puncture for blood gas collection
• Familiarity with isolation precautions, PPE protocols, and administration of blood and blood products

Why Join Us

• Work in a specialized NICU environment with an 18-room, 20-bed unit, gaining exposure to a broad range of neonatal acuity levels
• Opportunity to expand clinical skills through cross-departmental floating, including well baby nursery and labor and delivery attendance