Registered Nurse (RN) - NICU - Nights

Norman Regional Health System•Norman, OK

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Norman Regional Health System's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a 25-bed Level III unit that emphasizes family-centered care and includes a Neonatal Ground Transport Team. The unit has 5 Neonatologists on staff. The health system seeks "Healers" who embody its five ICARE values: Integrity, Communications, Attitude, Results, and Engagement. The mission is to be a leader in health and wellness for the community, providing care with a positive and compassionate attitude towards families and co-workers. The Registered Nurse (RN) role involves essential functions such as systematic assessment and reassessment of patient healthcare needs, appropriate for specific age groups and conditions, involving patients, families, and other healthcare providers. It also includes analyzing assessments to determine nursing diagnoses and expected outcomes, providing nursing care through evidence-based interventions, and evaluating patient outcomes and discharge needs.

Requirements

Diploma or Associate’s degree (ADN) required
Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license
Basic Life Support (BLS) or retraining is required during orientation prior to providing patient care
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) is required to be maintained thru re-training for duration of employment
Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) is required within 6 months of hire and to be maintained throughout employment (for the entire Maternal Child tower)
New grads are required to complete Norman Regional's Nurse Residency Program

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred
Previous experience in healthcare field preferred

Responsibilities

Systematically assesses / reassesses the health care needs of individuals; appropriate for specific age groups and patient conditions. Involves patient, family and other healthcare providers as appropriate
Analyzes assessment to determine nursing diagnosis and expected outcomes, involving patient, family and other healthcare providers as appropriate
Provides nursing care through interventions to achieve goals and needs using professional judgement guided by current evidence-based practice, regulations and policy
Evaluates patient outcomes by utilizing the critical thinking process and evidence based knowledge to recognize problems, evaluate facts and reach sound conclusions
Evaluates discharge needs related to plan of care utilizing resources as needed