RN NICU

HonorHealth•Scottsdale, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN NICU provides nursing care guided by the ANA Standards of Professional Nursing and Code of Ethics. The role applies professional nursing principles and procedures to the neonatal intensive care patient population. The RN collects and records patient histories and symptoms, performs or assists with diagnostic testing, analyzes results, operates medical equipment, administers treatments and medications, and contributes to patient follow-up and rehabilitation. The RN establishes or contributes to patient care plans, administers medications and therapies, manages IV lines, monitors and documents patient status, and consults with physicians and other healthcare clinicians. The RN educates patients’ families about illness or injury management, post-treatment and home care, nutrition, exercise, and medication or therapy self-administration. The RN provides direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides, delegates appropriately, and supports clinical learning by precepting new staff and students and assisting them with competency development. The position requires ongoing development of nursing knowledge and skills. Care is individualized, family-centered, developmentally and age-appropriate, culturally relevant, evidence-based, and attentive to the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs of patients and families. The RN assesses and analyzes health data, determines diagnoses and expected outcomes, plans and implements interventions, evaluates progress and care quality, documents care, collaborates with patients, families, and multidisciplinary clinicians, and considers safety, effectiveness, and cost when using resources.

Requirements

At least 1 year of NICU experience is required, as stated in the posting summary.
More than 10 months of medical-surgical or acute specialty setting experience is required.
Associates degree or diploma in nursing is required before starting.
Diploma and ADN hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire or have at least 5 years of Registered Nurse experience, including direct patient care or indirect RN roles, at the time of hire.
BLS certification from a BLS training course C, and unit-specific certification as required by specialty-area DOP, are required.
Arizona state or compact-state Registered Nurse licensure is required upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
National certification for the unit-specific patient population preferred.
One year of RN experience is required for float positions; this is not stated as a requirement for this NICU role.

Responsibilities

Collect and analyze health data systematically, prioritizing according to the patient’s condition or needs and involving the family.
Use nursing diagnoses and assessment findings to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized, family-centered, developmentally appropriate, and culturally relevant plans of care.
Identify individualized expected patient outcomes and develop evidence-based plans that support continuity of care.
Implement care-plan interventions, including treatments, medications, and emergency or resuscitative measures in accordance with standing orders, policies, and procedures.
Provide nursing care that addresses patients’ and families’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs.
Evaluate patient progress toward outcomes and document observations, interventions, therapeutic measures, monitoring data, and other relevant care information.
Continuously evaluate the quality and effectiveness of care plans to support patient outcomes and cost-effective, high-quality healthcare.
Evaluate personal nursing practice against professional standards, statutes, regulations, and system and department policies; maintain current nursing knowledge.
Apply ethical principles and enhance knowledge of cultural and diversity needs.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary clinicians, patients, and families in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
Support professional development of peers and other healthcare providers through role modeling, peer relationships, precepting, and mentoring.
Develop and evaluate evidence-based standards of care and identify opportunities to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
Use and support evidence-based research and its integration into clinical practice.
Consider safety, effectiveness, and cost when planning and delivering care and use resources effectively and efficiently.
Record patient medical histories and symptoms, assist with diagnostic tests and analysis, operate medical equipment, administer treatments and medications, and contribute to follow-up and rehabilitation.
Establish or contribute to care plans, manage IV lines, monitor patients, and consult with physicians and other healthcare clinicians.
Teach patients’ families about illness or injury management, post-treatment and home care, diet, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medications and therapies.
Provide direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegate appropriately.
Precept new hires and students and assist them in completing competency requirements.
Continue to enhance knowledge of nursing management and care of patient problems and conditions.