RN - NICU (Level IV)

Prominent Career Solutions•Seattle, WA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN - NICU provides specialized nursing care to patients in a Level IV neonatal intensive care unit. The nurse assesses patients, identifies appropriate nursing diagnoses, plans and implements care, and evaluates outcomes. The role includes coordinating and updating each patient’s plan of care to support patient goals, optimize outcomes, and facilitate transitions across the care continuum. The nurse monitors, records, and communicates patient conditions and maintains the competencies required for the area and populations served. The nurse advocates for ethical, holistic care and partners in care planning to promote the autonomy, dignity, rights, values, and beliefs of patients and families. The role fosters learning for patients, families, nursing colleagues, students, and other healthcare team members; integrates safety, quality, evidence, and best practices into care; pursues ongoing professional development; and leads, coordinates, and collaborates with the interprofessional care team. This is a full-time position with 36-hour workweeks and 12-hour night shifts. A $15,000 hiring bonus is offered to eligible external candidates who meet all payment conditions.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited nursing program.
Washington Registered Nurse License upon hire.
National Provider BLS certification from the American Heart Association upon hire.
National Provider NRP certification from the American Academy of Pediatrics upon hire.
One year of nursing experience.

Responsibilities

Assess patients and identify appropriate nursing diagnoses.
Plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
Develop, update, and coordinate patient plans of care to achieve goals, optimize outcomes, and support transitions across the care continuum.
Monitor, record, and communicate patient conditions as appropriate.
Maintain competencies required for the area of hire and populations served.
Advocate for ethical, holistic care and promote patients’ autonomy, dignity, rights, values, and beliefs through care planning.
Foster learning for patients, families, nursing colleagues, students, other healthcare team members, and the community.
Promote safety, identify and correct problems, and integrate evidence and best practices into nursing care.
Use data and evidence to improve patient outcomes and align patient, self, and environmental safety.
Engage in ongoing professional development and practice within the legal and professional parameters of the nursing license and specialty standards.
Promote inquiry and explore, integrate, and disseminate research and evidence-based practice.
Lead and coordinate teams, delegate appropriately, coordinate care, and collaborate with interprofessional team members.
Model professional behavior as a representative of the nursing profession.