RN, Nicu (30hrs, Nights)

About the role

The RN, NICU position at Kaiser Permanente is a part-time night shift role requiring 30 hours per week. This position involves using clinical judgment skills to diagnose and treat human responses to actual or potential health problems. The RN is responsible for assessing, planning, directing, providing, and evaluating nursing care for patients and coordinating nurses' care activities with other health care disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Assessment: Performs accurate multi-system assessments, including biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, education needs, and discharge planning needs. Identifies deviations from normal on routine lab diagnostic tests. Reassesses patient throughout hospitalization.
• Planning: Develops an individual nursing plan of care. Nursing plan of care is sensitive to the developmental needs of the patient. Coordinates patient care activities and discharge planning with other hospital and clinic departments and community agencies. Develops patient teaching plan and documents on care plan or teaching plan. Appropriately delegates patient care activities based on patients condition and scope of practice of other health care providers. Establishes priorities for patient care. Classifies acuity level of assigned patients.
• Implementation: Initiates appropriate measures based on protocol for the management of the medical and/or surgical patient. Bases nursing care on protocol in place for management of each patient. Correctly carries out the physician's plan of care. Accurately documents in the EMR. Documents care according to policy and procedure. Utilizes a multidisciplinary approach when appropriate. Performs all necessary procedures correctly. Utilizes available teaching plans in addressing patient teaching needs. Accurately calculates and administers medications. Initiates appropriate measures in emergency situations.
• Evaluation: Evaluates assessment methods, plan of care, and patient's response to treatment. Participates in unit quality assurance activities.

Requirements

• A minimum of nine (9) months of RN experience.
• Or successful completion of the Kaiser Permanente NW RN New Grad Internship program in the NICU.
• Eighteen (18) months NICU experience in the last 5 years.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Basic Life Support required at hire.
• Registered Nurse License (Oregon).
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program required at hire.
• Computer keyboarding skills.
• Previous health care experience.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing or related field.
• Bilingual Spanish-English.

Qualifications

• Minimum of nine (9) months of RN experience.
• Successful completion of the Kaiser Permanente NW RN New Grad Internship program in the NICU.
• Eighteen (18) months NICU experience in the last 5 years.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Basic Life Support required at hire.
• Registered Nurse License (Oregon).
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program required at hire.
• Computer keyboarding skills.
• Previous health care experience.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing or related field.
• Bilingual Spanish-English.

Skills

• Clinical judgment skills.
• Collaborative skills.
• Compassion.
• Flexibility.
• Leadership.
• Socially conscientious.
• Trustworthiness.

Benefits

We offer several benefits to our nurses, including:

• Opportunities for lifelong learning.
• Rooted in research and evidence-based care.
• Reflecting the rich diversity of our members and communities.
• Providing culturally responsive and competent care.
• Highly skilled professionals who exemplify leadership, critical thinking, and collaborative problem solving.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

The RN, NICU position is a part-time night shift role requiring 30 hours per week.

Our Culture

We cultivate an environment of compassion, integrity, trust, and open communication that helps our teams do their best work. We believe that lifelong learning will expand our knowledge so we can better serve our patients. Our practice is rooted in research and evidence-based care. Our nurses reflect the rich diversity of our members and communities and provide culturally responsive and competent care that promotes understanding of our members needs and preferences. At Kaiser Permanente, nurses are highly skilled professionals who exemplify leadership, critical thinking, and collaborative problem solving and deliver the right care, at the right time, in the right setting.

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