Clinical RN

Job Summary:

 NICU Registered Nurse is responsible for independently utilizing the nursing process to safely, therapeutically and efficiently care for a group of patients based on HMNH’s policies, procedures and all regulatory requirements. Creates a practice environment that maximizes individual performance and serves as a resource and mentor to staff.

Licensure and Certification :

Current CA RN license

Current BLS provider card

Current NRP provider card

Education:

Associate’s degree in Nursing (ASN) required

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) strongly preferred

16 units of Baby Friendly education

Experience:

2 years recent NICU experience

Recent experience in Level II or Level III

National neonatal certification preferred

Knowledge and Skills:

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Strong organizational skills

Critical thinking skills

Problem solving skills

Basic computer skills

Physical Demands – Patient Care:

Continuous standing/walking and occasional/intermittent sitting. Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and shoulder level to handle/operate medical equipment/devices. Frequent reaching above shoulder level and overhead. Frequent forward bending, twisting, squatting and kneeling; occasional climbing. Occasional repositioning and transferring patients weighing up to 200 pounds between bed, chair, and gurney. Occasional lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds. Occasional/intermittent pushing of gurneys, wheelchairs, bed and other medical equipment over tiled and carpeted surfaces. Continuous use of near vision to read medical equipment such as monitoring devices and reading documents and computer screens; hearing and verbal communication to interact with patients, co-workers, and other customers.

Key for Physical Demands

Continuous

66 to 100% of the time

Frequent

33 to 65% of the time

Occasional

0 to 32% of the time

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