NICU Nurse

TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center; Smyrna (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

Fertility & family benefits

Life insurance

Job summary

TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna, TN is seeking a NICU Nurse to provide and coordinate patient care in a high-acuity environment. RNs must use professional judgment, support patient and family education, and participate in respiratory and newborn care protocols.

The role requires graduate nursing education, Tennessee licensure, and current BLS. NRP within 90 days and STABLE within 6 months are expected, with NICU experience highly preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing.
• Current licensure by Tennessee Board of Nursing or other acceptable Board of Nursing.
• Current BLS certification.
• NRP Certification within 90 days of hire.
• STABLE certification within 6 months upon hire.
• 1 Year of RN experience required; NICU experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about health conditions.
• Use nursing judgment in accordance with scope of nursing practice.
• Demonstrate knowledge of growth, development, and patient care for all ages.
• Promote customer service initiatives.
• Perform technical skills and procedures; manage common NICU diagnoses.

Skills

NICU experience

RN experience

NRP within 90 days

STABLE within 6 months

Education

Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing

Current licensure by Tennessee Board of Nursing

Current BLS certification

Job description

As the nation’s largest private employer of Registered Nurses, we’re honored by the trust of over 100,000 nurses and committed to supporting safe, high-quality care for which they can practice. That’s why more than 80% of our hospitals earn an A or B Leapfrog safety grade, rank in the top 5% nationally for patient outcomes through Health Grades, or are recognized as Magnet or Pathway to Excellence facilities. Join us!

Job Summary And Qualifications

NICU Nurse

Registered Nurses provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about various health conditions, and provide emotional support to patients and their family members. RNs must use independent and reasonable judgment in providing a wide variety of services as per the scope of nursing practice.

What you will do in this role:

• You will demonstrate knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment, and care of patients appropriate to the ages of patients served as per Scope of Service.
• You will promote customer service initiatives.
• You are given the opportunity to utilize nursing process for individual care to meet needs of patients.
• In this role you will demonstrate your ability to perform technical skills and procedures.
• Most common diagnoses include respiratory distress, prematurity, hypoglycemia, apnea, bradycardia, sepsis, temperature instability and hyperbilirubinemia.

What qualifications you will need:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing
• Current licensure by Tennessee Board of Nursing or other acceptable Board of Nursing
• Current BLS certification (Other certifications as required per Provision of Care for area of employment).
• NRP Certification within 90 days of hire
• STABLE certification within 6 months upon hire.
• 1 Year of RN experience required
• NICU experience highly preferred

Benefits

TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

TriStar StoneCrest proudly serves Rutherford County, Tennessee. Our 100 bed hospital offers complete medical care for adults and children. This includes emergency, surgical, and many other services. Our medical staff of about 500 physicians includes more than 45 specialties. Many physicians have offices on the hospital campus. Our staff is committed to providing quality patient care. We offer compassion and comfort in our modern facility.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.