Registered Nurse (RN)- Cn I-ONA, NICU, Full Time, Nights
About The Position
UC Health is hiring a full-time Clinical Nurse I (Registered Nurse) for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the University of Cincinnati location. The nurse promotes and restores patients’ health by completing the nursing process and collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members. The role provides physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families, and uses knowledge of biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate culturally based, age-specific patient care. Nursing practice incorporates the ANCC Synergy Model to support optimal patient outcomes.
Requirements
- Associate degree from an accredited school of nursing (ASN).
- Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio.
- Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications as required by department and patient-population needs.
- Complete mandatory annual education and departmental competency requirements.
- Meet additional certification and licensure requirements specified by department standards.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of nursing (BSN).
- Nursing experience relevant to the specific clinical area; may be required.
Responsibilities
- Engage in population-appropriate communication.
- Apply clinical reasoning, nursing skills, experiential knowledge, and evidence-based guidelines.
- Collect basic-level data and follow protocols across populations without deviation.
- Match formal knowledge with clinical events to make decisions.
- Identify and help resolve ethical and clinical concerns as a moral agent.
- Advocate on behalf of patients.
- Focus on the patient’s usual and customary needs in the present.
- Base care on standards and protocols.
- Promote patient independence by establishing care goals, teaching patients and families about conditions, medications, and self-care skills, and answering questions.
- Participate in discussions about patient care and practice issues.
- Consider patients and families within the isolated environment of the unit.
- Incorporate cultural differences, spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values into care.
- Facilitate formal and informal learning for patients, families, nursing staff, and the community.
- Create practice changes through research utilization and experiential learning.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
