Registered Nurse - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
About the role
Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children is Hawai'i's only maternity, newborn, and pediatric specialty hospital. It is recognized as the leader in women, infant, and child care. The hospital has 253 beds and delivers 6,000 babies annually, serving as a medical teaching and research facility. Specialty services include intensive care for infants and children, 24-hour emergency pediatric and adult care, critical care air transport, and high-risk perinatal care.
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing services through assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and documentation of patient care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
- Function as an associate to a charge nurse, and eventually assume charge nurse responsibilities.
- Care for premature babies and assist in pediatric surgeries.
- Assist in the care of newborn infants with cardiovascular and/or respiratory disease and those requiring treatments for various diagnoses including infection and surgery.
- Deliver support and education to patients and families in an atmosphere promoting bonding of the family unit.
Requirements
- Current Hawai‘i Registered Nurse License.
- Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) CPR cards.
- One (1) year recent acute care Registered Nurse experience in a Newborn Intensive Care unit (NICU).
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or related field.
- Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatrics Advanced Life Support (PALS) CPR cards.
- More than two (2) years recent acute care Registered Nurse experience in a Newborn Intensive Care unit (NICU).
Benefits
Hawai‘i Pacific Health offers a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package that includes pay and benefits. Rate of pay for selected candidates will be determined by various factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, relevant experience and training, as well as internal peer equity.