Nicu RN

CommonSpirit Health•Tacoma, WA

About The Position

As a Registered Nurse, you will provide compassionate, high-quality nursing care to NICU patients. The role involves assessing patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral, emotional, developmental, and spiritual needs; gathering relevant information; planning and implementing individualized care; performing skilled procedures; administering and documenting medications; and evaluating patient outcomes. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, prepare patients for discharge, and help coordinate post-discharge needs. The RN follows department and hospital policies, safety and risk-management practices, and regulatory standards. The role also includes staying current with relevant developments and requirements, ensuring physician orders are appropriate and accurately carried out, documenting care and patient status according to nursing standards, communicating effectively across cultures, and maintaining competent professional practice through accountability and professional growth.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Washington Registered Nurse license upon hire.
Basic Life Support (CPR) upon hire.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification within 6 months.
If there is no previous nursery experience, successful completion of a 12-week NICU residency program.

Nice To Haves

New graduate with completion of a senior practicum in a specialty area such as NICU, MBU, or L&D.
Successful completion of a 12-week NICU residency program.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
One year of related work experience in an acute care setting upon hire.
Previous Level II or Level III experience, or experience in Maternal Newborn Nursing, Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing, or Low Risk Neonatal Nursing.

Responsibilities

Follow department and hospital policies and procedures, including safety, risk management, and regulatory standards.
Keep current with trends, developments, and regulatory requirements relevant to the role.
Administer, oversee, and document medications as ordered and in accordance with hospital policy.
Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral, emotional, developmental, and spiritual needs, and gather relevant care data.
Plan and provide holistic, comprehensive nursing care based on initial and ongoing assessments.
Implement appropriate patient interventions and evaluate outcomes.
Prepare patients for discharge and assist with coordinating post-discharge needs.
Use available communication tools and materials effectively and account for cultural influences on communication, collaboration, and care.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills appropriate to the department’s patient populations.
Maintain competent professional practice, pursue professional growth, and meet deadlines for mandatory requirements.
Document care and patient status using the nursing process and applicable standards of care.
Receive physician orders and ensure their appropriateness, accuracy, timeliness, and execution.