Nurse NICU

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our per diem Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Registered Nurse (RN), you will help critically ill and premature newborns receive specialized, compassionate care so they can achieve the best possible health outcomes and have the strongest start in life. Our Level III NICU features 40 beds, including 16 private rooms, eight three-bed pods, and 4 private isolation rooms designed to permit 24-hour parental stays, fostering an environment where families can be present and involved in their child's care.

Every day you will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care, focusing on the needs of perinatal patients and their families. You will be expected to utilize your clinical and technical skills, document accurately, collaborate with the healthcare team, and provide leadership in patient care while maintaining a safe environment and upholding patient safety standards. Our specialized services include 24/7 in-house neonatology coverage, invasive monitoring, whole-body cooling (which can be initiated during ground transport), and comprehensive ventilation modalities such as high-frequency oscillator ventilation and inhaled nitric oxide. We also leverage telemedicine capabilities for participating hospitals and have a dedicated team of RNs and RTs for the ground transport of critically ill neonates in our specialized neonatal ambulance.

To be successful in this role, you must possess strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills, excellent communication and teamwork abilities, a commitment to family-centered care, emotional resilience, attention to detail, and the ability to make sound decisions in high-pressure situations while advocating for the needs of vulnerable patients and their families.

• Assessment: Performs total body and system assessment each shift/visit according to unit standards.
• Care of Patient: Including planning, implementing, evaluating and educating.
• Clinical/Technical Skills: Utilizes technology, procedures, protocols, standards and interventions specific to assigned unit.
• Documentation: Performs legible, timely, concise and accurate documentation according to policies and procedures. Proficient and competent with the computerized documentation system.
• Leadership: Accepts responsibility and accountability for own decisions and behaviors. Recognizes, accepts and cooperates with direction from facility leadership.
• Precepting/Mentoring: Participates in orientation of new staff, ancillary personnel and mentors students in a constructive and positive manner. Serves as resource to staff from other nursing departments.

 

Job Requirements

Required

 

• Minimum one (1) year RN experience in Level 3 NICU 
• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of California
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification - American Heart Association
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification - American Heart Association

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1967, Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 377-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Carmichael, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Mercy San Juan Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the highest level of stroke care certification awarded by The Joint Commission.

 

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