Registered Nurse-Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Full Time Variable

Cape-Fear-Valley-Medical-Center-; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The role involves planning and delivering professional nursing care in a level III NICU, with opportunities to assume charge nurse responsibilities as needed.

Minimum qualifications include an Associate's Degree in Nursing (Bachelor's preferred) and NC RN licensure or compact-state licensure. New graduates are welcomed to apply, with relocation assistance available.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree required; Bachelors Degree preferred.
• Current NC RN licensure or compact state licensure.
• New Graduate Nurses are welcome and NICU experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assess the patient and identify care needs.
• Organize and implement patient care based on assessment.
• Administer medications as ordered by physician.
• Serve as charge nurse as assigned and supervise staff.
• Maintain accurate patient care records and documentation.

Skills

Patient assessment

Medication administration

Charge nurse

Verbal & written communication

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Tools

BLS - American Heart Association

RN - Board Of Nursing

Job description

Job Overview

Relocation Assistance Available! Facility Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Location Fayetteville, North Carolina Department Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Job Family Nursing Work Shift Summary Registered Nurse, RN Plans and implements professional nursing care for patients in accordance with hospital policies. Assumes charge nurse responsibilities as assigned.

Major Job Functions

• Assesses the patient and identifies patient care needs
• Uses patient assessment information to organize appropriate patient care
• Plans, organizes, implements, and evaluates patient care
• Facilitates a safe environment
• Maintains required competencies
• Functions as charge nurse as assigned
• Maintains an accurate and relevant record of patient care
• Administers medication as ordered by physician
• Recognizes life threatening situations and responds appropriately
• Establishes collaborative interdisciplinary relationships with other Health System staff and medical staff
• Monitors the quality of care based on pre-established outcome-oriented indicators
• Actively participates in cost containment and assists in accurate charging for patient services
• Adjusts care based upon age-specific physiological and psychosocial needs of patients
• Supports patients in the practice of their cultural and spiritual beliefs within limits of medical regimen
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Education and Formal Training: Associates Degree in Nursing required, Bachelors Degree in Nursing preferred
• Current licensure in North Carolina as a Registered Nurse or Compact state licensure
• Unit Description: The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a licensed 44 bed level III referral center for surrounding counties. Consists of 21 acute beds and 23 intermediate beds. NICU provides a comprehensive service to premature infants and any newborn requiring continuous assessment, technology, immediate intervention, or prompt treatment.
• Neonates/Newborns are admitted from Labor and Delivery (L&D), Family Centered Care Unit (FCCU), Family Centered Care Nursery (FCCN), Emergency Department (ED) or transferred from a referral hospital.
• New Graduate Nurses are accepted and welcome!
• Work Experience: 1-2 years of related clinical experience preferred
• Neonatal resuscitation
• Patient assessment
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required: Demonstrates positive interpersonal skills
• Verbal and written skills required
• Demonstrates effective organizational and leadership skills
• Has knowledge of the age-specific physiological and psychosocial, developmental and spiritual needs of the patients typically served
• Physical Requirements: Speech and auditory acuity for communication of patient needs
• Visual acuity for observation of patients
• Much standing, walking, bending, and lifting
• May involve skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious material
• Required Licenses and Certifications BLS - American Heart Association, RN - Board Of Nursing

Equal Opportunity Statement

Cape Fear Valley Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Explore the exciting opportunities at Cape Fear Valley - watch this short video to learn more! For exceptional healthcare come to Cape Fear Valley Health where caring employees are committed to integrity, patient-centeredness and excellence throughout the entire healthcare process. At Cape Fear Valley Health, our goal is to improve the quality of every life we touch. Our diverse team of doctors, nurses and staff work together to create a better experience for every patient, every time. Cape Fear Valley is a 950-bed, 8-hospital regional health system, the 8th largest in North Carolina, with more than 1 million inpatient and outpatients annually. A private not-for-profit organization with over 7,000 employees and 850 physicians. Our employees and physicians proudly serve a seven-county region of southeastern North Carolina, including Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Hope Mills, Raeford, Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Clinton, Lillington, Dunn and beyond. Our medical facilities include Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital, Cape Fear Valley Rehabilitation Center, Behavioral Health Care, Bladen County Hospital, Hoke Hospital, Central Harnett Hospital, Betsy Johnson Hospital, as well as more than 60 medical offices and specialty care clinics spread throughout the Cape Fear region.