RN NICU

Shea Medical Center - 9003 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Night shift in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Sign-on bonus available. 1+ years of NICU experience required.

About the Role

The RN's practice is guided by the ANA Standard for Professional Nurse and Code of Ethics. The RN has knowledge of professional nursing principles, practices, concepts, and procedures as applied to the care of the patient population served. The RN records patients' medical history and symptoms, helps perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operates medical equipment, administers treatment and medications, and helps with patient follow-up and rehabilitation. The RN establishes a care plan or contributes to an existing plan, teaches patients and their families how to manage illnesses or injuries, and provides direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides regarding patient care.

Responsibilities

• Collect health data in a systematic and ongoing manner, prioritizing data collection as determined by the patient’s immediate condition or needs and involving the family.
• Analyze assessment data to determine diagnoses and develop, implement, evaluate, and revise an appropriate patient plan of care that is family-centered, developmentally and age-appropriate, and culturally relevant.
• Identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient and their specific health problems.
• Develop plans of care that are individualized, evidence-based, and provide for continuity of care.
• Implement interventions in the plan of care, including treatments, medications, emergency and resuscitative measures based on standing orders, policies, and procedures.
• Provide nursing care to meet the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs of the patient and family using a family-centered approach.
• Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes and document observations, interventions, and monitoring data.
• Provide ongoing evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of the care plan to ensure cost-effective, high-quality healthcare.
• Evaluate one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and relevant statutes and regulations.
• Integrate ethical principles in all aspects of practice and enhance knowledge of cultural and diversity needs for specific populations.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care delivery.
• Collaborate with the patient, family, and other healthcare providers in providing patient care.
• Develop and evaluate evidence-based standards of care for patients and identify changes in nursing practice using an evidence-based approach.
• Participate in and use evidence-based research to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
• Consider factors related to safety, effectiveness, and cost in planning and delivering patient care.
• Precept new hire staff and students, assisting them in completing competency skills.
• Support efforts to advance clinical knowledge and skills.

Requirements

• Associate’s or Diploma in Nursing (required).
• Bachelor’s in Nursing (BSN) preferred; all Diploma and ADN hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire OR have 5+ years of Registered Nurse experience.
• 1+ years of RN experience in a med-surg or acute specialty setting (required).
• 1 year of RN experience for all Float Positions (required).
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (required).
• State and/or Compact State Licensure as a registered nurse in Arizona (required).
• National certification for unit-specific patient population (preferred).