Is there a problem in the NICU at UNC-Chapel Hill?

mahal · May 28, 2005

I am moving to North Carolina and I was checking out the websites of some hospitals with NICUs to see if there are any full time RN positions open. On the UNC site, there are 21 full time positions in the New Born Critical Care Center. Twenty one !!! Does anybody who works there know why there are so many openings?

Well, our unit hired a lot of new grads, and we are level III NICU,so they will just get the experience they need and I guess they are confident enough to take up a traveling position. We have a lot of travelers too and you know they come and go. If you want to work for us try to be traveler first, then if u like it ,sign up as a FT.We have avery good recruitment program but not retention but our staff is really a great team.

Kaseyrn2b · May 30, 2005

Well, our unit hired a lot of new grads, and we are level III NICU,so they will just get the experience they need and I guess they are confident enough to take up a traveling position. We have a lot of travelers too and you know they come and go. If you want to work for us try to be traveler first, then if u like it ,sign up as a FT.We have avery good recruitment program but not retention but our staff is really a great team.

I was wondering this too...it seems as long as I've been interested in NICU nursing, I've seen several postings for NICU nurses on UNC's website. You can't be a traveler right from new grad, though, correct? Does UNC have a good orientation pgm? You must be familiar w/ the area, would you recommend UNC over Duke, Rex or Wake? Just curious...thanks!

naggytabby, BSN, RN · May 30, 2005

why does unc-ch use so many traveling nurses?

mahal · May 31, 2005

I was wondering this too...it seems as long as I've been interested in NICU nursing, I've seen several postings for NICU nurses on UNC's website. You can't be a traveler right from new grad, though, correct? Does UNC have a good orientation pgm? You must be familiar w/ the area, would you recommend UNC over Duke, Rex or Wake? Just curious...thanks!

A lot of traveling agency required at least a year of experience to be a traveling RN. UNC -esp RTP area is a booming area. A lot of our travelers like to work here. And our orientation program esp to newly grad is great. We have a solid precepting committee group. a mentoring program too. And it depends where you live around the area. DUke and UNC ia about 10-15 miles

apart.Wake is in Raleigh it is 30-45 min drive from UNC if no traffic. It's up to you. I recommend to have a tour on those different hosp. Good Luck! Happy hunting.

mahal · May 31, 2005

why does unc-ch use so many traveling nurses?

WE have 50-bed in our NICU. sometimes it goes to 52-54.We use 22- 25 nurses every 12 hours depending on the acuity of the unit.There were alot of staff that goes back to school to become PNP

Kaseyrn2b · May 31, 2005

A lot of traveling agency required at least a year of experience to be a traveling RN. UNC -esp RTP area is a booming area. A lot of our travelers like to work here. And our orientation program esp to newly grad is great. We have a solid precepting committee group. a mentoring program too. And it depends where you live around the area. DUke and UNC ia about 10-15 miles
apart.Wake is in Raleigh it is 30-45 min drive from UNC if no traffic. It's up to you. I recommend to have a tour on those different hosp. Good Luck! Happy hunting.

mahal:

Thanks for the info! I am just starting school, so a long way to go, but good to get as much info as possible :) I've been in the area for about 6 yrs, I'm kind of in the middle of everything, so I'll have more flexibility in choices...thanks again!

Kalico · Jun 3, 2005

WE have 50-bed in our NICU. sometimes it goes to 52-54.We use 22- 25 nurses every 12 hours depending on the acuity of the unit.There were alot of staff that goes back to school to become PNP
Does UNC-Chapel Hill require a BSN to work in the NICU as an RN?

badgrbabe · Jun 11, 2005

I am moving to North Carolina and I was checking out the websites of some hospitals with NICUs to see if there are any full time RN positions open. On the UNC site, there are 21 full time positions in the New Born Critical Care Center. Twenty one !!! Does anybody who works there know why there are so many openings?

I have been working at UNC-CH for over 1 year. We do have a lot of turnover. A lot of our nurses go back to school or their husbands are in the military and are relocated. Management is a HUGE issue too. I, personally, have no issues with management as of now. This could be because I just don't see them enough to have issues. I like working at UNC-CH, my only issues are that as of now we have a lot of feeder-growers and not a lot of "sick babies."

Kalico · Jun 12, 2005

I have been working at UNC-CH for over 1 year. We do have a lot of turnover. A lot of our nurses go back to school or their husbands are in the military and are relocated. Management is a HUGE issue too. I, personally, have no issues with management as of now. This could be because I just don't see them enough to have issues. I like working at UNC-CH, my only issues are that as of now we have a lot of feeder-growers and not a lot of "sick babies."

Do they require a BSN to work there or can you start out with an ADN??

mahal · Jun 12, 2005

Does UNC-Chapel Hill require a BSN to work in the NICU as an RN?

HI, You don't have to have a BSN to work in our NICU,you can have an AD,but

a lot of our nurses that's been here 4 a while is taking there BSN to apply for certain position. And if u work FT for at least a year,and u plan to go back 2 school, the hosp. will reimbursed u for you tuition.

Kalico · Jun 12, 2005

HI, You don't have to have a BSN to work in our NICU,you can have an AD,but
a lot of our nurses that's been here 4 a while is taking there BSN to apply for certain position. And if u work FT for at least a year,and u plan to go back 2 school, the hosp. will reimbursed u for you tuition.

Thanks. I am definitely planning on getting my BSN but I need to start working and would like to work for at least a year, if not two, before going back to get my BSN. I am looking into all my options for level 3 NICUs that will hire new grads out there in NC so I greatly appreciate your info.:)