The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a 57 bed unit providing treatment to intensive and sub-intensive babies. Common procedures in the NICU include assessment of status, stabilization of neonates at all high-risk deliveries, assisted ventilation/oxygen therapy, care of pre and post operative patients, maintaining/monitoring invasive and non invasive hemodynamic monitoring, assist with bedside procedures, assist with invasive surgical procedures performed in the NICU, assist with diagnostic testing (MRI, CAT scan, sonograms, cardiac catherizations and eye exam).

A Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for the planning, implementing and evaluation of care for a given patient population with the established standards and practices of Crouse Hospital. This process is enacted through direct clinical practice, management of patient care and general professional duties.

Education/Experience Requirements

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited associate degree

*A Graduate Nurse (GN) must complete NCLEX within 120 days of employment.

Preferred:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing from accredited nursing program or higher degree

*Bachelor’s degree required within 8 years of being hired or those licensed after 2017.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

Required:

• Current New York State licensure as a Registered Nurse
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

Preferred:

• Certification in a specialty area.

Critical Care Nursing

• Neonatal Resuscitation required by end of orientation.
• ACLS required within 1 year
• PALS required within 1 year