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**Job Description​** *Registered Nurse II NICU *24 Hours per week *Night shift *Rotate Weekends/Holidays SLH NICU is a collaborative environment with a robust multidisciplinary team including in-house, 24/7 coverage by a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and Neonatologist. Our Registered Nurses are highly trained and specialized nurses who work with newborn infants who are critically ill and/or premature. These nurses provide care for infants in the neonatal intensive care unit and work closely with a team of healthcare professionals to ensure the best outcomes for the infants in their care. The role of a NICU RN is both challenging and rewarding, as they are responsible for the well-being of some of the most vulnerable patients in a healthcare setting. The NICU RN is responsible for monitoring vitals, managing central venous and arterial lines, chest tubes, enteral and oral feedings and performing other patient care needs. Our NICU runs four types of ventilators; HFOV, HFJV, Servo and conventional that the RN manages jointly with the respiratory therapist. We strive for a family-centered model of care and value family input and participation. Our staff regularly attend both routine and high-risk vaginal and cesarian deliveries to ensure optimal outcomes for all infants. There are specialized teams for therapeutic hypothermia, ELGAN (extremely low gestational age newborns) and NOWS (neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome). The NICU RN must have a strong foundation in critical care nursing, neonatal resuscitation, and neonatal pharmacology. We welcome motivated individuals with strong, professional communication and emotional intelligence, a heart for patient education and advocacy and a desire for perpetual learning and improvement to join our accomplished nursing team. **Job Requirements** Applicable Experience: 1 year Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse - Various Associate Degree **Job Details** Part Time Night (United States of America) **_The best place to get care. The best place to give care_** **. Saint Luke's 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke's means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter.** **Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer.**

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