Registered Nurse (RN), NICU-Contracts- FlexStaff

FlexStaff•Danbury, CT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a 13-week contract position for a Registered Nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The role involves performing an age-specific plan of care for designated patients using the nursing process. The nurse will collaborate with physicians and other health team members, utilizing leadership skills and clinical judgment to coordinate patient care and direct team activities.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Associate’s Degree in Nursing, required.
Minimum 1-2 years of professional nursing experience in the related specialty.
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State and/or Connecticut, required.
BLS required.
Advanced NRP Required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, preferred.
Specialized certifications as needed.

Responsibilities

Assesses the patient’s physiologic health status, including conducting patient interviews, explaining policies and procedures, reviewing charts, assessing various body systems, determining mobility and skin condition, assessing pain levels, and communicating/documenting findings.
Assesses patient’s psychosocial health status, including eliciting perceptions of care, determining coping mechanisms and knowledge levels, identifying cultural/ethnic requirements, and communicating/documenting psychological status and care plans.
Identifies patient outcomes by developing criteria for measurement, identifying actual/potential patient problems, assessing teaching needs, and developing patient outcome statements and individualized goals.
Formulates the plan of care and establishes priorities necessary to achieve expected outcomes, including identifying care activities, coordinating cost-effective use of resources, documenting the plan, and collaborating with physicians and other health team members.
Implements the plan of care by maintaining vigilance over patient safety, exercising professional skills, reassessing patients, administering treatments, using equipment correctly, providing emotional support, applying scientific principles, making accurate observations, documenting treatments and responses, managing emergencies, providing a calm atmosphere, participating in discharge planning, and providing discharge instructions.
Evaluates care provided for patient outcomes by demonstrating ability to measure effectiveness, performing variance analysis, designing/implementing/evaluating systems to improve care, and maintaining accurate documentation.
Collaborates with other care team members in planning and carrying out treatment regimens, including collaborating with physicians, interpreting and implementing treatments, assisting physicians, keeping management informed of patient changes, and delegating assignments to support staff.
Performs grade I-IV Decubitus Care, including preventive skin care, applying dressings, compresses, and performing irrigations.
Administers medications correctly and safely by identifying medication details, meeting standards on medication administration exams, demonstrating preparation of solutions and IV drips, administering and documenting medications, and educating patients on drug and food interactions.
Participates in patient and family education by explaining conditions, communicating assessment data, recognizing teaching opportunities, providing discharge planning and referrals, and evaluating teaching effectiveness.
Performs related duties as required.