RN Special Care Nursery

Company: UCHealth
Location: Longmont
Posted on: May 16, 2020

Job Description:

Summary:

Provides direct patient care using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization.

Work Schedule: Part Time Nights

Responsibilities:

Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care plans based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources.

Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate. Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.

Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.

Effectively delegates patient care to ancillary personnel. May precept student nurses and new hires.

Within

scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the

ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a

fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.

Requirements:

• Credentials:
  
  Essential:
  
  
  
  • 
    
  • Basic Life Support
    
  • Registered Nurse
    
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program
    
    
    
  • Other information:
    
    Minimum Required Education: Graduate of an accredited Registered/Professional Nursing program if less than 3 years experience. Preferred: Bachelors degree in Nursing.
    
    Required Licensure/Certification: State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN). Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider and any relevant life support certification as determined at position level.
    
    Minimum Experience: 6 months NICU or Special Care Nursery nursing experience.
  • NRP
    
  • BLS
    
    through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the
    
    Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR
    
    card must be good through sixty days of hire. All life support
    
    certification cards must be issued by either the American Heart Association or
    
    the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer. (American Red Cross
    
    for the Professional Rescuer is only good upon hire and all renewals will need
    
    to be through an American Heart Association sanctioned course.)
    
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    recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that
    
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    affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making
    
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