Registered Nurse, NICU - Full Time, Nights

#REF! • Plano, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Texas Health Plano, established in 1991, is a 386-bed, full-service hospital serving the communities of Plano, Frisco, Carrollton, Addison, Richardson, and McKinney. It specializes in emergency medicine and trauma, cardiology, neurosurgery and spine, advanced orthopedics, women’s services, adult and adolescent behavioral health, an adult intensive care unit, and state-of-the-art surgical services. The facility is a Level II Trauma Facility, holds both Level IV NICU and Level IV Maternal facility designations, and has a DNV-certified Comprehensive Stroke Program. Texas Health Plano is a four-time Magnet-designated hospital, the only AACN Beacon Gold adult intensive care unit in the DFW area, accredited by the Joint Commission in Hip and Knee Replacement, and a Primary Heart Attack Center. The NICU Department is a 45-bed Level IV unit that provides family-centered care for babies as early as 22 weeks gestation, featuring a new family center, strong staff engagement, collaboration, and leadership support for growth and development through the NCAP program. The organization is dedicated to improving community health.

Requirements

• Diploma in Nursing or Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program required
• CLIAFE Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency required
• 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse or completion of an RN residency program required
• RN – Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required
• BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly
• NRP – Essential Neonatal Resuscitation Program within 90 days required
• PALS – Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 90 days required
• NRPA – Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Program within 90 days required
• CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention training within 90 days and maintained annually required

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred
• 2 years of NICU experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Assesses the patient
• Plans the care of the patient
• Intervenes as appropriate
• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
• Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care
• Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
• Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers

Benefits

• on-site childcare center created for working parents
• 401k
• PTO
• medical
• dental
• Paid Parental Leave
• flex spending
• tuition reimbursement
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC)
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees