NICU RN - Per Diem Registered Nurse

Overview

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

• Works under the supervision of the Nurse Manager/Clinical Coordinator.
• The Registered Nurse (RN) assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and supervises individual patient care on a nursing unit/department according to unit policies and procedures.
• Provides supervision of non-RN personnel on the assigned unit.
• When assuming the charge role, delegates and supervises unit activities.
• May be requires to work on other nursing units according to distribution of staff and patients.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested in order to maintain a high level of service.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

Responsibilities

• 1.
• Assesses the patient's physical and psychosocial condition on an ongoing basis throughout the continuum of care.
• 2.
• Develops, communicates and documents a plan of care reflecting individualized patient problems and interventions to achieve desired outcomes, involving the patient, family and healthcare team in this process.
• 3.
• Implements and coordinates this plan of care in collaboration with the healthcare team.
• 4.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan of care, patient's response to care, and readiness for discharge.
• Revises the plan of care as needed and makes referrals where indicated.
• 5.
• Plans for education after assessing the individual learning needs and readiness of the patient and family.
• Provides educational opportunities and documents outcomes.
• 6.
• Functions as a preceptor to new staff.
• 7.
• Functions as a charge nurse.
• 8.
• Meets performance expectations for Customer Service, Teamwork, Resource Utilization, and Staff and Self Development as outlined in performance review.