RN Registered Nurse Neonatal ICU/NICU Full-time Nights

Texas Health Resources•Fort Worth, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for its 63-bed Level III Neonatal ICU at Texas Health Fort Worth. The Women’s Center is a MAGNET facility and a Maternal Level IV Designated facility. As a regional referral center for high-risk deliveries, the hospital provides advanced care for complex and high-risk infants and has more than 600 NICU admissions per year. The unit is staffed around the clock by neonatologists, pediatric subspecialists, neonatal nurse practitioners, and registered nurses. This full-time night role is scheduled for 36 hours per week, from 6:45 PM to 7:15 AM. Weekend, holiday, and on-call requirements apply; on-call is 12 hours per six-week schedule. The unit offers self-scheduling and opportunities for educational and career growth. Nurses use skills and equipment including Bubble CPAP, conventional ventilators, oscillators, and JETs (high-frequency). The nurse delivers patient care using the Nursing Process, incorporates age-specific safety and infection-control measures, addresses patients’ and significant others’ information needs, and maintains continuity of care across shifts, hospitals, and out-of-hospital transfers.

Requirements

Associate degree from an accredited nursing program or an RN nursing diploma.
Comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency, if applicable (CLIAFE).
One year of experience as a Registered Nurse or completion of an RN residency program.
Registered Nurse (RN) license upon hire.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) before providing independent patient care; maintained quarterly.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within 90 days.
Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRPA) within 90 days.
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training, maintained annually; required within 90 days.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
One year of Neonatal ICU Level III RN experience.
At least 18 months of NICU RN experience in an acute care setting.

Responsibilities

Deliver patient care using the Nursing Process.
Assess patients.
Plan patient care.
Intervene as appropriate.
Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
Incorporate age-specific safety and infection-control measures into patient care.
Initiate action to meet patients’ and significant others’ needs for information.
Maintain continuity of patient care between shifts and hospitals, and while expediting out-of-hospital transfers.