NICU PRN Nurse

About the Role

NICU Nurse Registered Nurses provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about various health conditions, and provide emotional support to patients and their family members. RNs must use independent and reasonable judgment in delivering a wide variety of services within the scope of nursing practice.

Most common diagnoses include respiratory distress, prematurity, hypoglycemia, apnea, bradycardia, sepsis, temperature instability, and hyperbilirubinemia.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment, and care of patients appropriate to the ages of patients served as per Scope of Service.
• Promote customer service initiatives.
• Utilize the nursing process for individual care to meet patient needs.
• Demonstrate ability to perform technical skills and procedures.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing.
• Current licensure by Tennessee Board of Nursing or other acceptable Board of Nursing.
• Current BLS certification (other certifications as required per Provision of Care for area of employment).
• NRP Certification within 90 days of hire.
• STABLE certification within 6 months of hire.
• 1 year of RN experience required.
• NICU experience required.

Benefits

TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the Facility

TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center is a 150-bed hospital that has provided high-quality healthcare for over 40 years. The facility is the first Accredited Chest Pain Center in Sumner County and a Certified Primary Stroke Center. The Birth Center at TriStar Hendersonville features Sumner County’s only Level II NICU services, spacious LDRP suites, and a lactation boutique for inpatient and outpatient services. The facility is also Gold Seal Certified in Total Hip and Total Knee with The Joint Commission.