Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care - $2,685 per week

Company: Riverside University Health Systems - 26520 Cactus
Location: Moreno Valley
Posted on: October 23, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• BLS required
• NRP required
  • Job Details
  • 
    Assesses patients on admission within specified time frames to include consideration of physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs
  • Reassess each patient's health needs whenever warranted by the patient's condition and at least every shift utilizing the nursing processes after obtaining a systematic database
  • Establishes a plan of care based on indefinite data from all appropriate sources
  • Reviews and updates the plan of care for each assigned patient utilizing data obtained from reassessments.
  • Administers oral, topical, and parenteral medications utilizing the 7 rights
  • Assesses and documents effectiveness/untoward effects of medications and treatments.
  • Performs treatments and procedures with consideration of common nursing practice, hospital policy and procedure, sterile technique, standard precautions and patient privacy
  • Documents response to care and addresses pain management, discharge planning needs, education, and progress towards goals.
  • Documents in a legible and accurate manner to include date and time of entry, signature, and title.
  • Educates patient/family based on his/her assessed needs and uses 'Krames' where appropriate
  • Interprets or analyzes diagnostic data and reports, and intervenes appropriately
  • Promptly communicates change in patients' clinical condition to physicians and other health care team members as appropriate.
  • Uses SBAR communication for all handoffs
  • Demonstrates consideration of patient rights including confidentiality, safety, and patient participation in plan of care
  • Evaluates and documents patient care provided and the effectiveness of patient teaching
  • Participates in multidisciplinary care planning
  • Demonstrates knowledge of application criteria for restraints and the ability to manage patients in restraints per policy
  • Follows the National Patient Safety Goals
  • Follows hospital policy on the use of two patient identifiers
  • Understands Disaster Plan and own role
  • Completes orientation to Life Safety Standards - Code Blue, Code Pink (infant abduction, Haz Mat Spills, Code Red (Fire), Oxygen shut off valve.
  • Follows hospital infection control policies.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of blood transfusion policy and documentation
  • Understand the Chain of Command and accesses it appropriately
  • Washes hand before and after each patient contact
  • Follows guidelines for Core Measures and vaccine control
  • Demonstrates appropriate interaction with parents
  • Demonstrates age-appropriate medication administration: calculation of dosage, routes of administration, and assessment of patient
  • Familiar with NICU policies
  • Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate patient management techniques for age-specific needs.
  • Able to calculate correct fluid and nutritional intake
  • Demonstrates ability to obtain blood samples via central lines, heel stick, and venipuncture
  • Demonstrates UAC line set up, calibration, interpretation of waveform, discontinuation and appropriate documentation
  • Demonstrates ability to use bedside monitoring equipment
  • Familiar with mechanical ventilators and assessment of patients
  • Completes a complete head-to-toe assessment on assigned patients using age-appropriate skills
  • Recognizes normal versus abnormal vital signs (breath sounds, alertness, bowel, etc) for neonates and intervenes as appropriate
    • Job Requirements
    • NICU Experience required
    • RN License required
      • Schedule Information
      • 1 - Days - 36.0 hrs: Prefer those who may also have PEDS/PICU experience.
        • Additional Details
        • Prefer those who may also have PEDS/PICU experience.

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