RN Staff - Neonatal ICU - PT -1st Shift

Huntsville Hospital Health System • Huntsville, AL

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About The Position

The RN maintains established standards of care, policies, objectives, and goals while administering professional nursing care. The RN assesses patients to identify care needs and priorities, plans and delegates care, evaluates responses and progress toward expected outcomes, and is accountable for patient-care outcomes during the assigned shift.

Neonatal intensive care unit Registered Nurses provide critical care to premature and sick newborns and support their parents through effective communication about the plan of care and scope of treatment. The NICU RN works as a team member with providers and ancillary staff, with the primary responsibility of ensuring that newborns receive secure critical-care treatment.

The position is part-time and listed for the first shift. FT, PT, and PRN RNs work every third weekend in accordance with their weekend rotation. All hired positions work full-time hours (three shifts each week) during orientation. The posting also states that PRN employees must work eight shifts in a six-week period.

Requirements

• Graduate of a state board School of Nursing.
• Current Alabama or multi-state licensure.
• BLS and NRP required; these certifications may be obtained during the orientation period.

Nice To Haves

• Nursing experience is preferred; new graduates are accepted.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients to identify care needs and priorities.
• Plan and delegate care based on patient needs.
• Evaluate patient responses to care and progress toward expected outcomes.
• Remain accountable for patient-care outcomes during the assigned shift.
• Provide critical care to premature and sick newborns.
• Support parents and communicate the plan of care and scope of treatment.
• Work as a team member with providers and ancillary staff.
• Ensure newborns receive secure critical-care treatment.
• Work every third weekend according to the applicable weekend rotation.
• Work full-time hours (three shifts each week) during orientation.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Retirement account options with a 401(k) organization match
• Nurse residency program
• Tuition assistance
• Student loan reimbursement
• On-site training and education opportunities
• Employee discounts
• Child care
• Wellness resources
• On-site employee pharmacy and health clinic
• Continuing education
• Shared Governance
• Clinical Ladder

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed