Clinical Nurse II - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Full time, Nights)
Company: NorthBay Healthcare
Location: Fairfield
Posted on: May 7, 2022
Job Description:
As a Registered Nurse on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit you
will provide safe, effective, quality, excellent nursing care to
our patients following Jean Watson's Theory of Caring, the
Relationship Based Care, and the NorthBay's professional nursing
practice model. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
for all patients assigned to your care. You will also use a
therapeutic professional relationship with the patient and their
family along with your interdisciplinary team to facilitate the
promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health for the patient.
The NorthBay Way principles consisting of Caring, Communication,
Collaboration, and Competence are values exhibited daily.
Education:
- Graduate from an accredited school of professional registered
nursing, -
- Nursing degree of BSN level or higher is required. -(excludes
grandfathered employees) - License and Certifications:
- Valid, -current and unencumbered RN license by the State of
California. -
- Current AHA or AHA equivalent BLS required. -
- Neonatal Resuscitation Provider Course required within 4 months
of hire.
- STABLE required within one year of hire
- National nursing certification is preferred - Experience,
Knowledge, and Skills:
- Six months acute care RN experience required -
- One year of NICU RN experience highly preferred.
- Demonstrates skills in the following areas including but not
limited to: advanced newborn assessment, neonatal resuscitation,
transitioning a newborn from intra to extra uterine life, safe
utilization of medications, respiratory management of the infant to
include ventilator -support and nasal CPAP, transportation of the
sick neonate, newborn hearing screening, CHD screening,
transcutaneous bilirubin screening, developmental interventions and
breastfeeding.
- The RN is responsible for assisting the provider at high risk
deliveries. - The RN also is responsible for supporting the
neonatal transport function. -
- Twenty hours of breastfeeding education that meets the Baby
Friendly/WHO/Unicef curriculum requirements within 3 months of hire
(original certificates of completion no further than 2 years of
date of hire). -
- The RN provides care to postpartum women who and transitional
care to normal newborns directly after birth and provides care to
newborns 0-28 days of age who are born prematurely or who have
significant health problems. - The RN may take care of newborns
greater than 28 days of age who remain hospitalized due to health
problems.
- Proficient written, verbal, and electronic communication
skills. - - Other: -
- The NorthBay Way principles consist of Caring, Communication,
Collaboration, and Competence. All candidates will be able to
demonstrate these values. -
- All RNs in the Patient Care -Services Department are required
to wear Graphite (Dark Gray) colored -scrubs per the professional
appearance policy. #northbay
Keywords: NorthBay Healthcare, Fairfield , Clinical Nurse II - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Full time, Nights), Healthcare , Fairfield, California
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