**REGISTERED NURSE NICU** **SITE OF SERVICE:** Naval Medical Center Portsmouth 620 John Paul Jones Circle Portsmouth, VA 23708 **HOURS:** Shifts may be scheduled any day Sunday through Saturday for a 12.5- hour period, to include an uncompensated meal break. Typical daytime shifts are 0645 - 1915; typical nighttime shifts are 1845 - 0715. In no instance will individual contracted personnel exceed 80 hours per two-week period. Individual contracted personnel will be required to complete two (2) on-call shifts every six (6) weeks. On-call: shifts are typically for a 12-hour period when not on duty. Typical shifts are 0645-1845 and 1845-0645. Contracted personnel must respond to calls within one hour, and must report. Orientation: Orientation and training shall consist of up to 40 hours. _Orientation may be waived for personnel who have previously provided service at the treatment facility._ Flexibility required. Minimum of 24 hours per month. **POSITION QUALIFICATION/REQUIREMENTS:** · **Education/Accreditation:** may be a graduate of one of the following: o State accredited professional nursing program o Program accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) o Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). § _Equivalency Determination Request: The Contractor may request an equivalency determination as a substitute for education requirements on this labor category_ · **Experience:** Possess a minimum of 18 months of Level III NICU experience within the past two (2) years. · **Cardiac Certifications** : Must have the following hands-on certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross o Basic Life Support (BLS) o Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) o Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) o (S.T.A.B.L.E.) · **Licensure:** Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse in any one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands. · **Letters of Recommendation:** Provide two (2) letters of recommendation written within the last two years attesting to clinical skills. A minimum of one (1) of the letters must be from a supervisor. The other letter must be from either a clinic or hospital administrator, or a practicing physician · **U.S. Citizenship** **:** Shall be a U.S. citizen · **English Language Requirement:** Shall be able to read, write, speak and understand English well enough to effectively communicate with all patients and other health care providers. · **Physical Capability:** Shall be physically capable of standing and/or sitting for extended periods of time and physically capable of performing all services required under the contract. **DUTIES:** · Perform a full range of RN - NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE duties in accordance with assignment under the task order, including patient assessment and monitoring; use of patient monitoring and treatment equipment; appropriate nursing care, procedures, and treatments; execution of physicians' orders within the guidelines of standard nursing practice; documentation of patient care and observations; and patient education and emotional support. · Assess each patient and perform triage duties as assigned. Provide treatment and discharge instructions upon patient release. · Perform assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiological, psychological, and cognitive status. · Provide a safe and clean environment for each patient. Identify patient/significant other learning needs and implement appropriate measures to meet identified needs. · Provide clinical guidance and instruction to LPNs/LVNs, nursing assistants and ancillary personnel (licensed and unlicensed). · Demonstrate sound knowledge base and action in the care and decision making for designated patient populations. If weaknesses or deficiencies are identified either by peer reviews, quality control reports (QCRs), or evaluations contracted personnel will be required to complete refresher training (inservices, competency reviews, continuing education, etc.) at Contractor expense. · Perform documentation (manually and/or by use of computer) duties on unit and in-patient record that are timely, accurate, and concise. · Implement care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner. · Demonstrate competency in medication and intravenous (IV) administration to include blood products and Total Parental Nutrition (TPN), intramuscular (IM) and subcutaneous (SQ) administration, and demonstrate competency in phlebotomy as specific to the position. · Safely administer prescribed medications to include intravenous drips and intravenous push drugs. · Identify patient/significant other learning needs and implement appropriate measures to meet identified needs. · Demonstrate self-directed learning. Demonstrate effective and professional communication methods, and skills,