Experienced NICU Registered Nurse, Holtz Children's Hospital, FT, Nights

About the role

This Clinical Staff Nurse position is in the Holtz Women's and Children - Newborn Intensive Care Unit at Jackson Holtz Children's Hospital, one of the largest pediatric hospitals in the southeast United States. The unit is one of the largest NICUs in the country with exceptional medical outcomes and is part of a leading academic medical center affiliated with the University of Miami.

Shift Details

Full-Time, Night Shift on a 3/3 schedule with rotating weekends.

Responsibilities

• Implements and coordinates patient care in collaboration with physicians, providers, and healthcare staff.
• Applies the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation) to deliver nursing care.
• Documents all pertinent nursing care, care plans, and observations.
• Accounts for narcotics and emergency equipment on each tour of duty.
• Maintains knowledge of facility infection control procedures.
• Recognizes, questions, and reports significant patient findings or inconsistencies in medical/nursing orders or treatment regimens; collaborates to seek corrective action.
• Selects, individualizes, updates, and adheres to clinical procedures, protocols, standards, clinical pathways, plans of care, narcotics policies, and discharge/teaching plans.
• Completes and submits patient/unit charges.
• Recognizes and prioritizes overt and covert unit needs or problems; implements corrective action independently.
• Assumes charge nurse role when assigned; supervises designated personnel and takes action as needed.
• Applies logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, and approaches to problems.
• Provides functional direction and assistance to LPNs, CNAs, or MAs; completes new staff orientation as assigned.
• Makes rounds on a timely basis to ensure continuity of care.
• Maintains HIPAA compliance at all times.
• Follows and performs all related unit-specific policies and procedures as detailed on the unit-specific competency checklist.
• Utilizes job- and unit-specific equipment as required.
• Demonstrates behaviors of service excellence and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Expertise).
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

Experience

• Generally requires 1 to 3 years of related nursing experience.
• NICU Level 3–4 RN experience is highly preferred.

Education

• Associate's degree in Nursing is required.
• BSN degree is preferred.
• For employees performing Point of Care testing in specified areas (including NICU), the educational degree must be verified at hire; minimum education level verified is an Associate's degree.

Credentials

• Valid Florida RN license is required.
• American Heart Association and any additional applicable life support certifications for Healthcare Providers may be required at the unit level upon hire, with at least 6 months validity and maintenance at JHS for the duration of employment.
• Must meet and maintain valid and current unit-specific and organizational skills/competencies, certifications/licensures as required by regulatory and/or nursing standards of practice for the specialty.
• Unit-specific credentials include AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) with 6 months validity and AHA Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).

Skills

• General Competencies: Ability to analyze, organize, and prioritize work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines; communicate effectively in oral and written form; handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure; understand and follow instructions; exercise sound and independent judgment; and use job-appropriate technology and software.
• Nursing Competencies: Ability to understand, respect, and accommodate patients' preferences and needs regarding individual beliefs, customs, and practices; clearly, accurately, and effectively communicate with doctors, nurses, patients, and family members; show compassion, patience, and maintain a non-judgmental approach to patients, families, and colleagues.
• Unit-Specific Competencies: Must have clinical knowledge, skill, and ability to fully and accurately complete all required unit competencies as indicated in the unit competency checklist.

Working Conditions

• Physical Requirements: Extended standing or walking; ability to carry objects weighing 21 to 50 pounds; ability to lift or move objects weighing 51 to 100 pounds with appropriate devices; frequent visual acuity for extended use of computers.
• Environmental Conditions: Fast-paced environment with occasional high-pressure or emergent situations; frequent interaction with diverse populations including team members, providers, patients, and the public; exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, medicinal preparations, needle sticks, airborne infections, medical gases, X-Ray, chemical exposures, and other hospital/medical office hazards; must wear PPE when exposed to infectious/clinical environments.
• Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform essential functions.