Job Description

About the Role

The RN will effectively delegate, direct, and assist licensed and ancillary team members while maintaining accountability for high-quality patient outcomes. The nurse should demonstrate sensitivity to cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity in all interactions. This role also involves contributing to unit and departmental goals, actively participating in improvement activities, and showing professional responsibility and accountability for one’s own nursing practice. The RN is expected to uphold the organization’s overall nursing philosophy and standards of care.

Responsibilities

• Effectively uses the Nursing Process in the delivery of patient care.
• Assesses learning needs and implement teaching strategies appropriate for the diverse needs of the patient, family and other groups or disciplines.
• Communicates, delegates and manages nursing team resources (human and fiscal) properly and serves as a leader and partner on the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Utilizes data, information and knowledge to evaluate and promote change in order to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Embraces concepts and behaviors that enhance customer satisfaction and employee morale and improvement in the profession of nursing.
• Other related duties as required.

Qualifications

• Required: Associates degree
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Required Skills

• 2+ years Minimum of two years recent Level 3 surgical or Level 4 NICU experience
• Strong background in high-acuity neonatal care: micro-preemies, surgical neonates, and complex medical cases
• Experience with ventilators (conventional and HFV), nitric, cooling, and central line care
• Ability to manage multiple high-acuity patients safely
• Competent in neonatal resuscitation, critical drips, and hemodynamic monitoring

Preferred Skills

• Current State of Louisiana RN License.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
• CPI Blue Card from the Crisis Prevention Institute
• NRP Certification
• Certification in clinical specialty area

Pay range and compensation package

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Heavy Work - Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Complies with the *** Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns.

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