Registered Nurse NICU

HCA Healthcare • Austin, TX

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About The Position

As a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Registered Nurse, you perform assessments of infants, develop and implement plans of care, and evaluate their effectiveness. As part of the interdisciplinary care team, you collaborate with other team members to ensure safe and accurate care. You attend deliveries, stabilize newborns, and complete admission assessments. You also support high-risk deliveries, assist with resuscitation, and help transport teams stabilize infants and prepare for transfers. The role includes administering medications and treatments according to hospital policy, communicating changes in infants’ conditions to a Nurse Practitioner or Neonatologist, and providing families with education and support resources. You may delegate work to non-licensed staff in accordance with standards of practice.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of clinical nursing experience as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
• Current State of Texas Registered Nurse (RN) license or Compact Registered Nursing License; a Texas license must be obtained within 90 days of hire if hired with a Compact License.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required according to St. David’s Healthcare policy.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification required according to St. David’s Healthcare policy.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in an acute care setting.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Registered Nurse, Certified in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC-NIC).
• S.T.A.B.L.E. Neonatal Education Program Certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient assessments and develop, implement, and evaluate plans of care for infants.
• Attend deliveries and perform neonatal stabilization and newborn admission assessments.
• Develop plans of care, including discharge plans, revise them in response to patients’ treatment responses, and evaluate their effectiveness regularly.
• Conduct ongoing assessments of infants and communicate changes to a Nurse Practitioner or Neonatologist.
• Administer medications and complete treatments according to hospital policy.
• Assist transport teams with infant stabilization and provide support and documentation to facilitate transfers.
• Provide families with support and educational materials about home care, treatments, adoption, and support groups.
• Assist in high-risk deliveries and assist Nurse Practitioners with resuscitation.
• Delegate work appropriately to non-licensed staff in accordance with standards of practice.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary care team members to ensure safe and accurate care delivery.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan and flexible spending accounts.
• Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
• Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
• Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree