RN NICU Per Diem

CommonSpirit Health•Santa Cruz, CA

15h

About The Position

The Staff RN delivers compassionate, high-quality care and supports patients’ well-being and recovery through individualized, comprehensive care. The role includes making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, implementing patient care plans, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes. The RN is expected to demonstrate keen assessment skills, critical thinking, a patient-first mindset, urgency, and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Associate degree in nursing or nursing diploma.
Six months of recent L&D hospital experience, upon hire.
California Registered Nurse license, upon hire.
Basic Life Support (CPR), upon hire.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program, upon hire.
AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring, upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Nursing, upon hire.

Responsibilities

Perform psychosocial and physiologic assessments that integrate changing data.
Formulate plans of care based on trends in similar patients, including patient education and discharge planning.
Collaborate with patients and families to identify realistic desired outcomes.
Administer prescribed medications and intravenous solutions according to standards of care and hospital protocols.
Assess patients’ pain using an approved scale, such as 0–10 or Faces, to promote comfort and participation in healing.
Provide timely and appropriate assessment and intervention.
Identify comfort-function goals with patients.
Tailor and prioritize care to individual cultural, ethical, and spiritual needs.
Participate in planning routine transitional health care needs, including treatment, patient placement, and end-of-life options.
Adapt standards and guidelines to individual patients.
Report significant observed or reported alterations in a patient's condition in a timely manner.