Registered Nurse II, NICU- Per Diem Days

Day - 12 Hour (United States of America)

About the Role

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides direct patient care, practicing in an evidence-based manner, within the Scope of Practice of the California Nursing Practice Act, regulatory requirements, standards of care, and hospital policies. The RN performs all steps of the nursing process including assessing patients, interpreting data, planning, implementing, and evaluating care. Additionally, the RN coordinates care with other providers and acts as a teacher to the patient and family to provide the knowledge and skills needed to manage their care and prevent complications.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patients by collecting and documenting data through interviewing, history taking, personal needs, and physical assessment findings.
• Obtains accurate and relevant assessment screening data and interprets the data as normal vs. abnormal.
• Determines nursing diagnosis and monitors/evaluates data as frequently as needed based on stability.
• Safely performs and documents care plan using nursing procedures required for the patient assignment consistent with standards of care.
• Evaluates effectiveness of interventions and monitors patient for adverse responses and side effects.
• Assesses patient/family level of understanding and documents information on clinical records.
• Creates and maintains a climate conducive to healing through presence, identifying and managing discomforts, and providing emotional support and education.
• Teaches needed information for self-care and illness prevention to patient and family members.
• Recognizes and communicates ethical and legal issues relative to patient care to proper authority; completes incident reports.
• Performs all provision of care for any age-related needs of patients, including growth and development principles.
• Attends meetings and serves on departmental and/or hospital committees as assigned.
• Works to support the achievement of department strategic and organizational goals.
• Performs duties in accordance with the C-I-CARE Standards of the Hospital, a framework for patient-centered interactions.

Requirements

• Minimum of one-year prior acute care Registered Nurse experience required.
• Minimum of one-year prior NICU experience required.
• Current CA R.N. License.
• Current American Heart Association BLS Certification.
• Current NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.

Skills

• Strong communication skills, including the ability to read, write, and understand English.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to problem-solve and adapt to a changing environment.
• Ability to use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making in patient care.
• Ability to work as a valued team member and autonomously.
• Ability to positively influence others to meet patient needs and achieve shared goals.
• Ability to effectively prioritize to provide quality and valued patient care.
• Knowledge of principles, practices, and current trends in healthcare and hospital system organization sufficient to provide clinical management, leadership, coordination, and operational direction.

Pay

Generally starting at $77.69 - $95.52 per hour. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty, and training.

Schedule

Day - 12 Hour shifts.