NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care

Opportunity:

RN - NICU

Job Details:

• Varied work schedule with every 3rd weekend required
• 1 Sunday per 4-week schedule period required
• Holidays follow a designated A or B holiday schedule
• No on-call required
• Level 3 NICU experience required
• Required certifications: NRP, BLS
• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document nursing care of patients in accordance with professional nursing practice standards
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments including physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge planning needs
• Review patient history, diagnostics, and laboratory data, reporting abnormal results to physicians and appropriate caregivers
• Formulate and implement individualized plans of care based on patient-specific needs and medical plan of care
• Coordinate, delegate, and supervise activities of the health care team to implement patient care plans
• Evaluate patient and family response to care and teaching, revising care plans as needed
• Document assessments, planning, implementation, and evaluation accurately and in a timely manner in patient records
• Participate in unit or facility shared leadership and contribute to the education and orientation of facility personnel
• Actively participate in the improvement of national nursing quality indicators and outcomes
• Must possess a current, valid RN license in state of practice
• Minimum one year of experience in an acute care hospital setting required
• Experience must include working in an acute care setting within the past 12 months as a Registered Nurse in the specialty area
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Professional certification preferred