RN Neonatal ICU

**Overview**

Founded in 1955 Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed acute care nonprofit community hospital located in Northridge California. The hospital offers a full complement of award winning services including the Leavey Cancer Center a cardiovascular center stroke center the Center for Assault Treatment Services a pediatric medical center and the only pediatric trauma center in the San Fernando Valley. As a leading provider of compassionate high-quality and affordable patient-centered care we share a rich legacy with Dignity Health one of the nation's five largest health care systems. We are part of a 21-state network of nearly 9000 physicians 62000 employees and more than 400 care centers. Visit dignityhealth.org/northridgehospital for more information.

**Northridge Hospital Medical Center**

**Registered Nurse**

**Neonatal ICU**

The new NICU now occupies level 5 of the F-Tower for a total of 9000 square feet.

The NICU Unit, has several improvements were made to make the Unit more conducive to privacy as well as individual space. The new NICU Unit contains a total of 17 beds. These beds are grouped into two pods of four beds each, seven individual NICU rooms, and two isolation rooms. Each individual NICU room estimates between 150-190 square feet. The new pods are approximately 600 square feet.

The NICU was also renovated to meet the current CCS & Title 22 requirements for Intensive and Intermediate NICU bed space.

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care to patients of all ages in accordance with individual needs, physician orders, Hospital policy and standards of nursing practice. He/she is responsible for directing and coordinating members of the care team, focusing on the provision of individualized quality patient care consistent with organizational values.

**Responsibilities**

+ Adheres to established Hospital/departmental policies and procedures, objectives, Quality Assessment and Improvement Program, legal, safety, environmental, infection control standards, Nurse Practices Act and Patient's Bill of Rights

+ Applies clinical knowledge and expertise for coordinating patient care by regularly planning and evaluating the care of patients.

+ Establishes and maintains professional and collaborative relationships with other staff members, physicians, patients, patient family members, and the public as appropriate, while assuring confidentiality of all patient information.

+ Demonstrates effective nursing judgement and a working knowledge of the nursing process.

+ Provides guidance to interdisciplinary team members by supervising nursing interventions and assisting with related tasks.

+ Provides leadership by establishing priorities and coordinating nursing care.

+ Documents and communicates all observed symptoms, reactions, treatments and changes in the patient condition to the appropriate member of the interdisciplinary health care team.

+ Provides for teaching based on identified need.

+ Coordinates plan of care with other members of the interdisciplinary health care team to achieve desired goals and outcomes.

+ Communicates the plan of care to the patient and care partner(s) for the active involvement of the patient in the evolution of the plan throughout hospitalization.

+ Conducts hourly rounds with the patient and care partner, focusing on pain management, skin integrity, elimination and other miscellaneous patient needs.

+ Conforms to legal requirements of nursing practice and Hospital policies and procedures.

+ Demonstrates a professional, cooperative manner when dealing with all members of the interdisciplinary health care team.

+ Demonstrates understanding of organizational structure and utilizes appropriate channels of communication.

+ Administers medications to assigned patients as directed and assesses and documents patient responses; initiates appropriate interventions per Hospital/Unit policy.

+ Demonstrates an understanding of the approaches to and methods of Continuous Performance Improvement.

+ Supervises and assigns duties to unlicensed assistive personnel based on legal scope of practice, regulations, and hospital policy.

+ Acts as a resource for all aspects of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) for employees and medical staff

+ Accesses network and effectively utilizes electronic applications (e.g., e-mail, LMS, T.E.A.M, etc) on a daily basis.

+ Serves as a preceptor and role model to new personnel and nursing students.

+ Collaborates with the supervisory staff to identify own educational and professional growth needs.

+ Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

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**Qualifications**

+ Minimum one (1) year current acute care registered nursing experience in specialty area required.

+ Current certification in specialty area preferred.

+ Experience with open heart and balloon pump preferred.

+ NRP certification required

+ Experience with EHR (Cerner MediTech etc?) preferred.

+ Registered Nurse with current California License required.

+ Current AHA BLS card required.

+ ACLS EKG competency required.

+ LA City Fire Care required within 90 days of hire.

This position is represented by SEIU L121 and is covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

**Pay Range**

$58.50 - $83.26 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.