Registered Nurse NICU

CommonSpirit Health•Lehi, UT

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Women’s Services department at Holy Cross Hospital-Mountain Point, which includes 10 LDRP rooms, one triage room, six OB/GYN rooms, and four level 2 nursery beds. The department delivers an average of 85 babies per month at 34 weeks and above. Nurses work shifts as mother-baby nurses and specialize in either labor or the level 2 nursery. Assignments may change from shift to shift or during a shift, so flexibility and teamwork are important. Staffing is generally one nurse to one labor patient (or one to two for cervical ripenings), three mother-baby couplets per nurse, and one nurse to two level two nursery babies; ratios may change with patient acuity. The department supports learning, national certification, and participation in instructor roles, Shared Governance, councils, and projects. The RN facilitates communication and collaboration among the healthcare team and the patient and family to meet physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The nurse promotes patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, follows patient-care standards and the State Nurse Practice Act, and demonstrates accountability for relationship-based care and the organization’s mission. The role includes assessing patient needs, evaluating responses to care, developing and implementing plans of care with the interdisciplinary team, performing therapeutic and diagnostic interventions, maintaining accurate confidential records, using information technology to support care, advocating for patient rights and safety, and educating patients and families.

Requirements

Associate degree in nursing, nursing diploma, or RN license by endorsement in the state of employment.
Registered Nurse license in the state of employment.
Ability to lift or exert up to 50 pounds occasionally, 20 pounds frequently, and 10 pounds constantly.
Commitment to compassionate, high-quality patient care.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Ability to apply the nursing process effectively.
Flexibility, a willingness to learn, and ability to work well in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
One year of experience.
National certification is highly encouraged and supported.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, medical-record review, and clinical data.
Evaluate patient responses and intervene to support optimal outcomes.
Develop and implement patient plans of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
Demonstrate competency in therapeutic and diagnostic interventions, including IVs, incision and wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collection.
Maintain patient charts and records thoroughly and confidentially.
Document patient status, interventions, responses, and outcomes accurately and promptly.
Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
Promote, advocate for, and collaborate to protect each patient’s health, safety, and rights.
Assess patient and family readiness, needs, and ability to learn; provide education and evaluate its effectiveness.
Work flexibly across mother-baby care and the assigned labor or level two nursery specialty as department needs require.