Registered Nurse (RN)- Cn I-ONA, NICU, Part Time, Days
About The Position
The Clinical Nurse I (registered nurse) promotes and restores patients’ health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; and providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families. The RN uses knowledge of biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate culturally based, age-specific patient care. The RN incorporates the ANCC Synergy Model for patient care into nursing practice to support optimal patient outcomes. This position is in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the University of Cincinnati location. UC Medical Center is UC Health’s pioneering hospital and a 724-bed academic medical center serving Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. The posting describes this role as part-time, days, although its introductory sentence also calls it full-time.
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 the department based on 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; this may be required depending on department standards.
Responsibilities
- Engage in population-appropriate communication.
- Use clinical reasoning and nursing skills informed by experiential knowledge and evidence-based guidelines.
- Collect basic-level data and follow protocols across patient populations without deviation.
- Match formal knowledge with clinical events to make decisions.
- Serve as a moral agent by identifying and helping resolve ethical and clinical concerns.
- Advocate on behalf of patients.
- Focus on patients’ 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.
- See the patient and family 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
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
