Description
We are seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team at Riverton Hospital, specifically in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Level 2. The successful candidate will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care. Our NICU Level 2 unit cares for newborns with a gestation of 32 weeks and above, and we have a 24/7 onsite Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and daily Neonatology coverage.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assess patients' physical, social, and psychological status
- Develop and implement individualised plans of care in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams
- Provide direct patient care and delegate tasks as necessary
- Evaluate patient responses to interventions and revise plans of care accordingly
- Promote the nursing profession and participate in the development of others
Requirements:
- Current licence to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or willingness to obtain within four years of hire date
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers
Preferred Qualifications:
- One or more years of RN work experience
- One or more years of NICU RN work experience
Skills:
- Patient care delivery
- Nursing fundamentals
- Interdisciplinary teams
- Documentation
- Professional etiquette
- Accountability
- Patient care coordination
- Communication
- Patient evaluation
- Critical thinking
- Lactation support
- NICU cares
- CPAP
- Ventilators
- Chest tubes
- Extended dwell IV lines
- Surfactant administration
- Delivery attendance with neonatal resuscitation
Schedule:
- Full-time, 36 hours per week, night shift
Compensation:
- $35.22 - $53.29 per hour