Clinical Nurse II - NBMC NICU (Per Diem, Night)
About The Position
As a Registered Nurse in NorthBay Health’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the Clinical Nurse II provides safe, effective, high-quality nursing care in accordance with Jean Watson’s Theory of Caring, Relationship Based Care, and NorthBay’s professional nursing practice model. The nurse assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care for assigned patients, building therapeutic professional relationships with patients and families and working with the interdisciplinary team to promote, maintain, and restore health. The role includes supporting high-risk deliveries and the neonatal transport function, as well as providing neonatal critical care in accordance with applicable California regulations. This is a per-diem, night position. Nurses in the Patient Care Services Department are required to wear graphite (dark gray) scrubs under the professional appearance policy.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited school of professional registered nursing; a BSN is required for Clinical Nurse II.
- Hold a valid, current, unencumbered California RN license.
- Hold current AHA or AHA-equivalent BLS certification.
- Complete the Neonatal Resuscitation Provider Course within four months of hire.
- Obtain STABLE certification within one year of hire.
- Have at least six months of RN acute-care experience or six months of same-day surgical experience.
- Demonstrate competency in neonatal critical care nursing, as applicable to assigned direct patient care responsibilities.
- Attend a four-hour lactation class within six months of hire and spend four hours with a Lactation Specialist during initial orientation.
- RNs assigned direct patient care responsibilities in the Community NICU must have education, training, and demonstrated competency in neonatal critical care nursing as specified by the cited California Code of Regulations.
- RNs functioning in an expanded role must do so in accordance with standardized procedures under the cited California regulations.
- Wear graphite (dark gray) scrubs in accordance with the professional appearance policy.
- Demonstrate NorthBay Health’s True North Values: Nurture Care, Own It, Respect Relationships, Build Trust, and Hardwire Excellence.
Nice To Haves
- One year of NICU RN experience is highly preferred.
- National nursing certification is preferred.
- Demonstrated skills in advanced newborn assessment, neonatal resuscitation, transitioning newborns from intrauterine to extrauterine life, safe medication use, infant respiratory management including ventilatory support and nasal CPAP, sick-neonate transport, newborn hearing screening, CHD screening, transcutaneous bilirubin screening, developmental interventions, and breastfeeding.
Responsibilities
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for assigned patients.
- Provide safe, effective, high-quality nursing care consistent with the specified caring and professional nursing practice models.
- Build therapeutic professional relationships with patients and families and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to promote, maintain, and restore health.
- Assist the provider at high-risk deliveries.
- Support the neonatal transport function, subject to applicable eligibility and competency requirements.
- Provide neonatal critical care in accordance with applicable California regulations and demonstrated competency standards.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Long-term care coverage
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, holidays, and bereavement
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
- Education reimbursement for eligible roles
- Professional development and training programs
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness programs
- Recognition programs
- Shift differentials
- Market-based compensation review and increases, subject to approval and organizational performance
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Career Level
Mid Level
