NICU/PICU RN. $60/hr!

The Registered Nurse – NICU cares for newborn babies who aredelivered pre-term or at-term newborns who experience complications at the timeof birth. The Registered Nurse – NICU provides intensive around-the-clock care,including both medical needs and basic daily care activities. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement andevaluate patient care of the neonatal patient and coordinates with healthcareteam members
• Cares for infants transitioning to extrauterine life
• Provides age and culturally appropriate care to patient
• Provides nutritional assessment & specialized feedings
• Changes dressings, inserts catheters, starts IVs
• Provides arterial & intravenous therapy
• Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment used on patients,such as incubators and ventilators
• Assists NICU Physician during examination, treatment and procedures,which can include lifesaving measures
• Participates in discharge planning
• Assesses signs and symptoms indicating changes in patient’scondition, documents changes and informs physician/charge nurse
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets data and information fromhealth care members and documents actual and/or potential nursing diagnoses
• Identifies and prioritizes actions based upon patient carerequirements
• Performs interventions according to identified priorities,and the hospital policies and patient care outcome standard
• Provides a safe, comfortable and therapeutic patient/familyenvironment
• Initiates and evaluates family education
• Documents and revises the plan of care according toevaluation, changes in medical plan of care, and effective/ineffective nursinginterventions
• Participates in activities to facilitate good interpersonalcommunications with facility • Performs other duties as assigned/necessary

Minimum Requirements:

• Current Registered Nurse license for the state in which thenurse practices
• One year NICU experience required
• NRP card per contract requirement
• Complies with all relevant professional standards ofpractice 
• Participation and completion of Amergis’ Competency programwhen applicable
• Current CPR if applicable
• TB questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable 
• Current Health certificate (per contract or stateregulation) 
• Must meet all federal, state and local requirements 
• Successful completion of new hire training as applicable tojob site 
• Understand patient confidentiality and HIPAArequirements  
• Ability to effectively elicit/provide information to andfrom appropriate individuals (including, but not limited to, supervisors,co-workers, clients) via strong communication skills; proficiency in theEnglish language is required  
• Computer proficiency required 
• Must be at least 18 years of age