Registered Nurse - NICU

TriHealth•Cincinnati, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

TriHealth is hiring a Registered Nurse for the 9AB Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Good Samaritan Hospital. The 60-bed Level III NICU provides specialized, high-acuity care to high-risk neonates, including cardiac, respiratory, and hemodynamic monitoring and ventilator support. Care follows a family-centered developmental approach and involves collaboration with neonatologists, respiratory therapists, lactation specialists, and other interdisciplinary clinicians. The nurse applies the nursing process to deliver direct and indirect holistic care to infants and their families. Responsibilities include assessment, individualized care planning, implementation and evaluation of care, family education and support, safe use of technical equipment and treatments, and collaboration with the healthcare team. Nurses may delegate aspects of care within their scope of practice and may supervise delegated care. New staff complete competency-based orientation, including online didactic learning. Orientation lasts 8–12 weeks depending on prior experience. NICU experience is preferred, but new graduates may be considered. Nurses must complete the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and S.T.A.B.L.E. program by the end of their first year. This is a full-time, on-site position at Good Samaritan Hospital, scheduled for 36 hours per week on nights from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Compensation incentives listed include a $1-per-hour weekend incentive, a $4 shift differential, a $6 full-time nights premium, and acute care incentive pay based on previous RN experience.

Requirements

Associate’s degree or diploma in Nursing.
Obtain a BSN within five years of hire.
Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.
BLS/CPR certification for Healthcare Providers.
Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to meet complex healthcare needs across stages of the life cycle.
Complete the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and S.T.A.B.L.E. program by the end of the first year of employment.

Nice To Haves

NICU experience; new graduates are also considered.
At least one year of full-time or two years of part-time acute care RN experience.
Membership in a related professional nursing organization.
Specialty certification, such as RNC-NIC.

Responsibilities

Complete initial and ongoing assessments of infants and families; document findings according to unit and TriHealth standards and communicate relevant findings to healthcare providers.
Develop, individualize, communicate, and update plans of care and clinical pathways based on assessments, standards of care, patient and family needs, and desired outcomes; establish short- and long-term goals and participate in discharge planning.
Provide safe, holistic, developmentally appropriate care that maintains patient autonomy, dignity, rights, and safety, while accounting for family involvement and patient diversity.
Recognize emergencies and rapidly changing neonatal conditions and take appropriate action.
Coordinate care and communicate effectively with physicians and interdisciplinary healthcare team members, including understanding and carrying out physician orders.
Provide health counseling, teaching, and emotional support to patients’ families; document responses to care and teaching.
Perform technical nursing skills according to policy, procedure, and accepted practice standards; administer medications and treatments safely, monitor their effects, and use equipment appropriately.
Evaluate patient outcomes and responses to care, collaborating with patients, families, and healthcare team members to revise plans as needed.
Delegate appropriate aspects of care and supervise delegated care within the scope of nursing practice.
Complete patient assignments and documentation within scheduled timeframes and balance patient needs with unit and facility priorities.
Train and educate staff, share knowledge, act as a specialty resource, and contribute to effective learning experiences for students.
Participate in relief charge or resource roles as requested; maintain current knowledge, identify areas for self-improvement, and keep informed about organizational and department changes.
Contribute to professional development, collaboration, continuing education, evidence-based practice, nursing research, specialty certification, and community health activities.