Registered Nurse RN Neonatal ICU NICU Part-time nights

#REF!•Fort Worth, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Women’s Center at Texas Health Ft. Worth, a MAGNET facility, has been named “Best Place to Have a Baby” and is a Maternal Level IV Designated facility. This part-time night position is for 24 hours per week, with weekend and holiday requirements, and on-call responsibilities. The Neonatal ICU Department is a regional referral center for high-risk deliveries, offering advanced services for complex and high-risk infants, with over 600 NICU admissions per year. The 63-bed Level III Neonatal ICU/NICU utilizes skills such as Bubble CPAP, Conventional Ventilator, Oscillators, and JETs (high-frequency). The NICU is staffed 24 hours a day by neonatologists, pediatric sub-specialists, neonatal nurse practitioners, and skilled registered nurses dedicated to providing experienced care to babies born with special health needs. The department offers self-scheduling for work/life balance and opportunities for educational and career growth.

Requirements

Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program OR (RN) Nursing Diploma
CLIAFE Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency (required)
One (1) year 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 Required
NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Program within 90 days is required
NRPA - Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Program within 90 Days Required
CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training Maintained Annually 90 Days Required

Nice To Haves

BSN is preferred
One year of Neonatal ICU Level III RN experience strongly preferred
Prefer 18 months or more NICU RN experience in an acute care setting

Responsibilities

Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process
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.