Nursery Nurse RN (PRN)

Jackson County Hospital District; Marianna (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jackson County Hospital District is seeking a qualified Registered Nurse to provide neonatal and postpartum care in a labor and delivery setting. The role involves neonatal assessment, resuscitation under NRP guidelines, and delivering patient-centered teaching to families.

Responsibilities include collaborating with physicians and other departments, adapting care plans to patient responses, and maintaining safe, compliant nursing practice in a busy hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Current Florida RN licensure.
• Newborn Nursery and Postpartum experience preferred.
• BLS required.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification within one year preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide care based on patient age and condition and administer medications safely.
• Assess neonates at delivery and perform neonatal resuscitation per AHA/AAP NRP guidelines.
• Under supervision, perform head-to-toe assessments on infants and adults and reassess per policy.
• Revise care plans based on patient response and daily evaluation of effectiveness.
• Teach plans to patients and families and include them in learning.
• Communicate clearly with co-workers and physicians.

Skills

Neonatal care

Neonatal resuscitation

Clinical assessment

Team communication

Teaching families

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Job description

Description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and their clinical condition.
• Ability to assess neonate at delivery and perform neonatal resuscitation according to AHA/AAP NRP guidelines.
• Ability under direct supervision of an RN to perform a head-to-toe assessment on infants and adults and reassessments as per policy.
• Ability to revise plan of care as indicated by the patient’s response to treatment and evaluate overall plan daily for effectiveness.
• Implement a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning (family is included in teaching, as appropriate).
• Communicates appropriately and clearly to co-workers and physicians.
• Consults other departments as appropriate to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs.
• Provides care appropriate to condition and age of the patient.
• Demonstrates an ability to assist physicians with procedures in Labor and Delivery, Postpartum and Newborn Nursery departments.
• Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations.
• Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity.
• Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care.
• Maintains a good working relationship both within the department and with other departments.
• Documentation meets current standards and policies.
• Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family.
• Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly.
• Employee performs within the prescribed limits of the hospital’s/department’s Ethics and compliance program. Is responsible to detect, observe, and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor or upward through chain of command, the Compliance Officer, or hospital outline.
• Employee adheres to and practices the standards of performance in the Standards of Performance handbook.

Requirements

Regulatory Requirements

• Completes annual educational requirements within the assigned time frame.
• Maintains regulatory requirements, including all state, federal and Joint Commission regulations related to their department and, as appropriate, to the hospital.
• Current state of Florida Registered Nurse Licensure.
• Newborn Nursery and Postpartum experience preferred.
• BLS required.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification within one year preferred.