RN- NICU (Per Diem, Days)

Nicklaus Children's Hospital • Miami, FL

2d

About The Position

The RN in the NICU assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and supervises individual patient care on a nursing unit in accordance with unit policies and procedures. The nurse supports and upholds the Patient Bill of Rights and practices under the supervision of the Manager/Director.

The role includes communicating patient progress and critical changes to physicians and other care disciplines; collaborating on and documenting plans of care; completing assessments and reassessments; providing neonatal nursing care; responding to medical equipment; completing admission histories and discharge planning; maintaining accurate electronic health records; educating patients' families; administering medications as ordered; and promoting safe, infection-preventive care. The nurse also provides shift-change reports, collects specimens, and performs other duties described in the job-specific responsibilities.

Requirements

• Active, good-standing Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in Florida or a Multi-State Enhanced Nursing License Compact (eNLC) license, maintained throughout employment.
• Active, good-standing American Heart Association BLS certification, maintained throughout employment.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification, maintained in good standing; must be obtained within one year.
• Complete the competency assessment tool within six months of hire for a Critical Care setting.
• Ability to prioritize and complete tasks in a timely manner with attention to detail.
• Strong time-management, critical-thinking, verbal-communication, and written-communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• BSN degree or current enrollment in a BSN program.
• National certification, preferably within five years of hire.
• Pediatric nursing experience in an acute-care setting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Communicate patient progress, critical findings, and changes in condition to physicians and other disciplines involved in the child's care.
• Plan, implement, and document plans of care in collaboration with other disciplines and services to support safe and efficient care.
• Complete nursing assessments and reassess patients according to policy when the plan of care changes or an intervention is performed.
• Provide basic neonatal nursing care, including feeding, bathing, diaper changing, initiating IVs, suctioning, and repositioning.
• Respond to medical equipment in a timely manner.
• Complete patient admission histories covering spiritual, cultural, developmental, educational/learning, and psychosocial needs, and complete discharge planning accurately and thoroughly.
• Use the electronic health record independently according to hospital policy and complete accurate, timely documentation.
• Educate patients and families about health-related needs, including disease, medications, treatments, pain, discharge, safety, nutrition, and skin care, and document the teaching.
• Follow physician orders and administer medications according to the six rights of medication administration.
• Promote a safe, error-free work environment through thorough hand-offs and infection-prevention measures.
• Assess all body systems and support safe, effective, and efficient care, emphasizing medication-error prevention, fall avoidance, procedural and other pain reduction, and prevention of blood-borne and surgical-site infections.
• Secure endotracheal tubes when applicable and within competency, and monitor skin integrity to prevent breakdown.
• Provide bedside reports and patient information at shift change.
• Collect specimens.

What This Job Offers

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