Registered Nurse-Neonatal ICU-NICU

Kaweah Health•Visalia, CA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Kaweah Health is a publicly owned, community healthcare organization providing comprehensive health services to the greater Visalia area in central California. With over 5,000 employees, Kaweah Health offers state-of-the-art medicine and high-quality preventive services across an eight-campus healthcare district with 613 beds, including an acute care hospital, specialized health centers, and clinics. The organization focuses on making a difference in the health of its patients, loved ones, and the community. The purpose of this Registered Nurse position is to protect and promote health, prevent illness and injury, and alleviate suffering through nursing diagnosis and treatment. The role also involves demonstrating leadership in the professional practice setting by overseeing the interdisciplinary health care team to provide holistic care and advocate for patients and families.

Requirements

CA RN license
BLS
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Provider within six months of hire/transfer

Nice To Haves

Specialty experience or nationally recognized certificate or proof of specialty training program completion
BSN, MSN, or currently enrolled in RN-BSN program

Responsibilities

Practice is guided by the Code of Ethics
Maintain professional behavior including interactions with co-workers
Display values and treat everyone respectfully
Identify high risk patients and initiate intervention of ancillary department
Ensure decisions and actions on behalf of patients/residents are determined in an ethical manner
Maintain patient confidentiality within legal and regulatory parameters
Act as a patient/resident advocate and assist patients/residents in developing skills so they can advocate for themselves
Deliver care in a nonjudgmental and nondiscriminatory manner that preserves patient autonomy, dignity and rights
Utilize nursing process-assessed via direct observation, peer reviews, audits, documentation: Assessment-successful completion of Physical Assessment validation Diagnosis Planning Outcome identification Implementation Evaluation
Use the results of quality of care/performance improvement activities to initiate changes in nursing practice
Collect clinical data to monitor quality and effectiveness of nursing care
Identify aspects of care that are important for quality monitoring and formulate recommendations to improve nursing practice or patient/resident outcomes
Assist in development and implementation of policies, procedures, and practice guidelines to improve quality of care and nursing practice
Participate on interdisciplinary teams that evaluate clinical practice or health services relating to patient/resident care
Participate in QI studies: involved in task force or committee
Implement suggestions for improving outcomes per unit study results
Independently identify problematic areas and recommend problem solving
Share findings of studies, audits with others
Seek improvement independently
Collaborate and communicate with the patient/resident, family, and other health care providers
Utilize peer review and observation
Monitor documentation for appropriate referrals
Formulate the plan of care and involve patient/residents in decisions related to care and the delivery services
Make referrals, including provisions for continuity of care, as needed
Serve as a primary clinical resource for staff on assigned unit (Team Leader role)
Act as a role model and mentor for staff (Team Leader role)
Act as the Nurse Manager Representative in his/her absence (Team Leader role)
Provide leadership and support for staff through effective problem solving and decision making (Team Leader role)
Support nurse preceptors and new employees during orientation (Team Leader role)
Provide input on employee evaluations (Team Leader role)
Assure float staff receive orientation to the floor and feel welcome (Team Leader role)
Manage Staff and Patient flow: Make and adjust staff assignments based on the abilities of staff and needs of the patient population (Team Leader role)
Assign admissions and arrange transfers in coordination with the Nurse Manager, House Supervisor and/or Bed Coordinator (Team Leader role)
Assure that shift report starts on time (Team Leader role)
Monitor breaks to provide adequate staffing (Team Leader role)
Determine staffing needs for the next shift and communicate those needs to the Staff Facilitator or Nursing Supervisor (Team Leader role)
Assign staff to ensure equipment checks are completed: PCX controls, crash cart, refrigerator temps, red books and narcotic counts (Team Leader role)
Coordinate care in high-risk/emergent situations and keep Nurse Manager/Director/Nursing Supervisor aware of critical patients and any unit issues (Team Leader role)
Ensure collaboration between staff, physicians, other providers, and departments involved in the care of patients on their unit (Team Leader role)
Keep lines of communication open (Team Leader role)
Ensure patient care issues are documented and reported (Team Leader role)
Assure the appropriate nurse completes a Statement of Concern (Team Leader role)
Understand and utilize Medical Staff and Kaweah Health's chain of command (Team Leader role)
Provide employee guidance and alert the Nurse Manager of counseling needs (Team Leader role)
Provide patient care as needed (Team Leader role)
Make fiscally responsible decisions regarding staffing and use of patient supplies (Team Leader role)
Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and services appropriate to the population served on the assigned unit or work area
Be knowledgeable of growth and development for all patient/family cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age specific needs
Be able to effectively communicate and care for patient and family as reflected in the Plan for Provision of Care
Perform other duties as assigned