Registered Nurse, RN

Registered Nurse, NICU

Unit Description:

5A NICU is a 32-bed private room NICU caring for High-Risk neonates from 28 weeks to full-term.

Job Summary:

The Registered Nurse (RN) implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and the creation of a caring environment focused on healing and wellness.

• Respect for Individuality: Honors and respects the mind, body, and spirit of each patient, acknowledging their uniqueness and human dignity.
• Evidence-Based Approach: Bases nursing practices on current research, hospital policies, and professional guidelines.
• Informed Clinical Decision-Making: Utilizes critical thinking and incorporates all phases of the nursing process in patient care decisions.
• Collaboration for Excellence: Promotes nursing excellence through supportive relationships among nursing staff and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Compassionate Care Role Model: Exemplifies compassion, acceptance, respect, and empathy in nursing practice.
• Direct Patient Care Focus: Spends over 50% of time coordinating and providing direct patient care, including assessments, treatments, and nursing rounds.
• Patient and Family Education: Provides education that is centered around the needs of patients and their families.
• Care Coordination and Planning: Engages in individualized treatment planning and care coordination to meet patient needs effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assessment of Patient Needs: Performs and documents a comprehensive assessment in accordance with RNs' scope of practice and hospital policies/procedures.
• Provision of Direct Care: Fully implements patient care therapies and procedures with empowerment and clinical autonomy within scope of practice in accordance with established policies, procedures, professional guidelines, culture, and age of patient served.
• Management of Patient Care Delivery:
• Sets priorities and coordinates plan of care for multiple patients.
• Organizes workload so there is effective utilization of time and energy relative to patient acuity and patient care processes.
• Support for Quality Care:
• Assures nursing excellence in accordance with accepted standards, evidence -based practice, current research, and caring philosophy.
• Uses a holistic perspective regarding patient care.
• Demonstrates critical thinking and creativity in the handling of patient issues.
• Displays compassion, acceptance, respect, and empathy in relation to others.

Minimum Education, Experience, Training and Licensures Required:

• Current RN licensure or work permit in Kentucky.
• Bachelor's or an associate degree in nursing from an accredited college/university
• Candidate with an associate degree in nursing and less than 10 years of experience must enroll within 12 months of hire in a bachelor's degree program and musthave achieved the degree within 5 years.
• Basic life support
• ACLS/PALS/NRP and successful completion of dysrhythmia class as required by department of Assignment.