Registered Nurse - NICU Day

St. Josephs Medical Center • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the NICU manages critically ill neonates and provides care appropriate to each patient's age, development, prescribed treatment, and identified needs. Under the general supervision of the NICU Director and Medical Director, the nurse assesses high-risk infants in conjunction with a physician and establishes and delivers care for level II and level III neonates. The role includes tracking and evaluating physical assessments and laboratory parameters, and managing patient care to minimize compromise using technical equipment and monitoring devices, including arterial and venous lines, ventilators, and central lines.

The nurse maintains the readiness of emergency equipment and supplies in the NICU, stabilization area, and neonatal transport unit. The position attends high-risk deliveries and cesarean sections and participates in in-house and out-of-house transports. During these activities, the nurse provides airway management, monitors vital signs, and administers prescribed medications and IV fluids to compromised neonates. The nurse documents assessments, treatments, laboratory results, and progress toward daily goals in the patient's record. This is a full-time day position consisting of three 12-hour shifts.

Requirements

• Be licensed as a Registered Nurse accepted by the Texas State Board of Nursing to engage in professional nursing.
• Have a Bachelor of Nursing degree or be progressing toward this degree.
• Have technical, clerical, critical-thinking, and interpersonal skills relevant to patient care and the area.
• Meet certification requirements as defined by the certification policy.
• Communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing.
• Have AHA BLS and NRP certifications.

Nice To Haves

• NICU experience.
• National certification recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
• Bilingual or multilingual.

Responsibilities

• Manage critically ill neonates, providing care based on each patient's age, development, prescribed treatment, and identified needs.
• Assess high-risk infants in conjunction with a physician and establish and deliver care for level II and level III neonates.
• Track and evaluate patients' physical assessments and laboratory parameters.
• Manage patient care through evaluation, action, and decision-making to minimize patient compromise.
• Use technical equipment and monitoring devices, including arterial and venous lines, ventilators, and central lines.
• Maintain emergency equipment and supplies in the NICU, stabilization area, and neonatal transport unit.
• Attend high-risk deliveries and cesarean sections and participate in in-house and out-of-house transports.
• Provide airway management, monitor vital signs, and administer prescribed medications and IV fluids for compromised neonates.
• Document assessments, treatments, laboratory results, and progress in relation to daily goals in the patient's record.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level