Registered Nurse (RN) NICU - Full Time, Nights

Texas Health Resources; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Paid Parental Leave

tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Texas Health Dallas is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for the NICU to join a fast-paced Level III environment. The role covers 36 hours weekly, with shifts from 7:00pm to 7:00am and responsibilities spanning assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of neonatal care.

Ideal candidates hold a Nursing Diploma or Associate degree, with BSN preferred, and possess NICU experience. A current RN license, BCLS, NRP, NRPA, and CPI are required within stated timeframes.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Nursing or an Associate degree is required.
• BSN preferred.
• One-year clinical nursing experience, NICU experience strongly preferred.
• RN license required upon hire; BCLS, NRP, NRPA and CPI certifications required within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Delivers care to patients using the Nursing Process.
• Assesses the patient and plans care.
• Intervenes as appropriate and evaluates outcomes.
• Ensures age-specific safety and infection control.
• Communicates with patients and families for information needs.
• Maintains continuity of care across shifts and transfers.

Skills

Clinical nursing experience

NICU experience

RN license

Education

Diploma in Nursing

Associate degree in Nursing

BSN preferred

RN license upon hire

BCLS certification

NRP certification within 90 days

NRPA certification within 90 days

CPI certification within 90 days

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN) NICU

Work location: Texas Health Dallas, 8200 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, TX 75231

Work hours: Full Time, 36 Hours; 7:00pm – 7:00am

NICU Department Highlights

• Fast-paced Level III NICU
• Provides care for 22+ weeks
• Cooling, High Frequency Ventilator
• Supportive leadership supporting opportunities for certification in High-Risk Neonatal Nursing

Here’s What You Need

• Diploma in Nursing required or
• Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program
• BSN preferred
• One-year experience as a clinical nurse, or completion of an RN residency program.
• One year of NICU experience strongly preferred
• RN – Registered Nurse upon hire required
• BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required and
• NRP – Essential Neonatal Resuscitation Program required within 90 days and
• NRPA – Advance Neonatal Resuscitation Program required within 90 days and
• CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention training required within 90 days and maintained annually

What You Will Do

Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process

• Assesses the patient
• Plans the care of the patient
• Intervenes as appropriate
• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
• Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.
• Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
• Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers.

Additional Perks Of Being a Texas Health Nurse

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program, as well as several other benefits.
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

For more than a half-century, Texas Health Dallas has been at the forefront of health care in North Texas. We’re an 875-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving our community in and around Dallas since 1966. We specialize in cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, women’s services and emergency medicine, we’ve got it. Plus, we’re a renowned Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a Comprehensive Stroke and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and provide wellness services, outpatient surgery and women’s imaging services. Texas Health Dallas is a joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, a Level I Trauma Center, a Comprehensive Heart Attack Center, and a designated Magnet hospital. We’re a top choice in North Texas for cancer and emergency services, bariatric services, cardiac care and much more. As part of the Texas Health family and its 28,000+ employees, we’re one of the largest employers in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Our career growth and professional development opportunities are top-notch and our benefits are equally outstanding. Come be a part of our exceptional team as we improve the health of the people in our communities every day. You belong here.

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