RN-PD NICU/Newborn Nursery

Northwell Health

About The Position

The Registered Nurse performs an age-specific plan of care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The RN collaborates with physicians and other healthcare team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments, and uses leadership skills and clinical judgment to coordinate patient care and direct or delegate activities of the patient care unit team. The role includes assessing patients’ physiologic and psychosocial health, identifying outcomes and individualized goals, formulating and implementing care plans, administering medications and treatments, and evaluating the effectiveness of care. The RN maintains accurate documentation, promotes safety, provides emotional support, educates patients and families, plans for discharge, and collaborates with the care team. Responsibilities also include skin and decubitus care and responding effectively to emergencies. Hours and days vary. The schedule includes every other weekend and holidays. Shifts may begin between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. and may end between 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
BLS, ACLS, and NRP required.
Documented Nursery, NICU, or Transitional Newborn Care experience required.
If hired after January 1, 2013, must be enrolled in an accredited program within 24 months of employment and obtain a BSN within five years of the employment date.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.
Documented Mother/Baby experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physiologic health, including gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and neurological status, mobility, sensory deficits, skin condition, and pain.
Assess patients’ psychosocial health, coping mechanisms, knowledge, comprehension, cultural and ethnic requirements, and expectations of care.
Communicate and document patients’ health status, psychological status, and plans of care.
Identify actual and potential patient problems, determine teaching needs, develop outcome criteria, and establish individualized patient goals.
Formulate and prioritize plans of care, coordinate cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medication, and collaborate with physicians and other health team members.
Maintain patient safety, provide care according to the plan, reassess patients, revise plans as appropriate, administer prescribed treatments, and use patient-care equipment correctly.
Perform procedures safely and efficiently, observe and report patient conditions, and accurately document treatments, activity, condition, and responses to interventions.
Respond rapidly and effectively during emergencies and help maintain a calm, quiet, restful atmosphere.
Communicate with patients’ families or caretakers, participate in discharge planning, coordinate referrals, and provide discharge instructions.
Evaluate care outcomes, document effectiveness, perform variance analysis, and design, implement, and evaluate systems to improve unit care.
Collaborate with physicians and other care team members, interpret and implement prescribed treatment regimens, assist with treatments and diagnostic procedures, and report changes in patients’ conditions.
Use clinical judgment to delegate assignments to patient care, support care, and clerical service associates and ensure assignments are completed in a timely manner.
Perform grade I–IV decubitus care, preventive skin care, simple dressings using aseptic technique, warm and cold compresses, irrigations, and other skin-care procedures as necessary.
Administer medications correctly and safely, including IV push medications according to department policy; prepare local solutions and IV drips; document medication administration; and educate patients and significant others about drug and food interactions.
Provide patient and family education, recognize teaching opportunities, use available teaching resources, arrange appropriate post-hospital referrals, and evaluate and document the effectiveness of teaching.
Perform related duties as required.