Registered Nurse - Neonatal ICU - RN

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

6h•Onsite

About The Position

The NICU is a state-of-the-art facility designed to provide exceptional care for neonates and their families. Our team is committed to family-centered care, empowering caregivers to actively participate in their baby’s well-being. Our unit serves a diverse patient population, ranging from extremely premature infants to full-term babies. We care for infants with various medical needs, including cardiac, surgical, and multisystem dysfunction. Our dedicated RNs provide specialized care for infants who are born extremely premature at less than 26 weeks gestation or weighing less than 1000 grams, preterm and late preterm infants requiring specialized ICU care, need respiratory support (high-frequency or conventional ventilation, nasal BiPAP/CPAP, or high/low flow nasal cannula oxygen), need nutritional support (emphasis on infant-driven practices, including breastfeeding, bottle feeding, tube feeding, or total parental nutrition), and need additional support (surgical interventions, seizure monitoring, therapeutic hypothermia, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)/dialysis, antibiotic treatment, and other necessary therapies). The NICU has a specially trained nurse-respiratory therapist neonatal transport team that transports critically ill infants from Rochester Methodist Hospital and other community hospitals to our unit for specialized NICU care. The MB3B NICU operates on a “closed staffing model.” RNs may be asked to work extra shifts or take time off based on patient volume and acuity. The registered nurse (RN) is accountable for the coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care. The RN supports professional nursing practice across practice settings and across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the patient and family. The RN will function within the Mayo Clinic Nursing Professional Practice Model, which includes accountability for planning, implementing, evaluating and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients. The ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice provide a basis for the practice of the RN. The RN provides leadership through activities such as preceptor role, informal and formal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts. The RN delegates patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability and availability of resources. The RN possesses excellent communication skills; is skillful in mentoring and teaching; and may participate on committees or projects. A subset of employees may be required to drive their personal vehicle as a part of the responsibility of their role. This role is eligible for TN sponsorship. Successful sponsorship will require state licensure and completion of the VisaScreen or equivalent certification.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN)
Accountable for coordination of nursing care
Accountable for direct patient care
Accountable for patient/family education
Accountable for transitions of care
Supports professional nursing practice
Functions within the Mayo Clinic Nursing Professional Practice Model
Accountable for planning, implementing, evaluating and communicating all phases of nursing care
Practice based on ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
Provides leadership
Delegates patient care
Excellent communication skills
Skillful in mentoring and teaching
May participate on committees or projects
May be required to drive their personal vehicle
Eligible for TN sponsorship
Successful sponsorship will require state licensure and completion of the VisaScreen or equivalent certification

Nice To Haves

Experience with Level IV NICU patient care
Experience with neonatal transport
Experience caring for extremely premature infants (<26 weeks gestation or <1000 grams)
Experience with infants requiring high-frequency ventilation, nasal BiPAP/CPAP, or high/low flow nasal cannula oxygen
Experience with infant-driven feeding practices (breastfeeding, bottle feeding, tube feeding, total parental nutrition)
Experience with therapeutic hypothermia
Experience with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)/dialysis
Experience with surgical interventions in neonates
Experience with seizure monitoring in neonates
Experience with antibiotic treatment in neonates

Responsibilities

Coordinate nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education, and transitions of care.
Support professional nursing practice across practice settings and the continuum of care.
Plan, implement, evaluate, and communicate all phases of nursing care for assigned patients.
Provide leadership through preceptor roles, informal and formal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts.
Delegate patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability, and availability of resources.
Participate on committees or projects.
Transport critically ill infants as part of the neonatal transport team.