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The NICU is a 41 bed level III Intensive Care Nursery. We care for all sick and premature babies (as small as 23 weeks gestation). The NICU supports Labor and Delivery with a high-risk team to respond to all high-risk deliveries. The NICU has a Neonatal Transport Team that provides services to all Level 1I am v Nurseries and 11 centers in Southeastern Arizona and Northern Mexico. The team consists of a RN and a Respiratory Therapist. The team operates seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
Job Responsibility:
Coordinates patient care planning with other disciplines
Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other specialists
Writes or obtains initial nursing histories, assesses patients' conditions and develops individual care plans
maintains patient documentation
Receives and reviews preceding shift reports and floor nurse reports
makes complete rounds
Notifies appropriate physician regarding any unusual or unexpected events
Works with other members of the interdisciplinary patient care team
implements and reinforces patient instructional needs
Evaluates outcomes of patient care, consults with other specialists
Identifies and resolves workplace health and safety issues
Provides appropriate, direct patient care utilizing appropriate aseptic techniques
May manage IV lines
May perform the administration of pharmacological vasodilator medications
Complies with policies, procedures, regulations, and standards
Orients, instructs, and educates assigned personnel
Adheres to and supports team members in exhibiting TMCH values
Adheres to TMCH organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies and standards
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree preferred
One year of nursing experience in an acute care setting preferred
Current RN licensure permitting work in the State of Arizona
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
Knowledge of direct patient care and critical care procedures and techniques
Skill in communicating in a clear and concise manner
Skill in reading 12-lead EKG
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules
Ability to listen and accurately interpret others’ communication
Ability to speak and communicate effectively
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions
Ability to provide family centered developmentally appropriate care of newborns
Ability to handle the emotional stress associated with caring for a critically ill newborn or neonate
Ability to formulate a plan of care and support multidisciplinary collaboration