Local Contract NICU Registered Nurse

Equiliem is seeking a local contract nurse RN NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care for a local contract nursing job in Neptune City, New Jersey.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Local Contract

Job Summary:
The Registered Nurse is responsible for evaluating patients and assisting physicians with patient care.
-Plans, implements, and documents nursing care based on patient's needs.
-Identifies patient needs and determines priorities for care through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
-Develops, implements and coordinates individualized plan of care for patients assigned through initial and on-going assessments.
-Initiates assessment based on the patient's problems or needs, the physician's medical diagnosis, and the functional health framework.
-Performs therapeutic nursing interventions.
-Manages care of patients.
-Documents care based on standards of care and practice, patient acuity, and/or clinical priorities.
-Advocates for evidence-based practice care standards and supports adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery.
-Provides patient centric care in alignment with professional nursing practice model.
-Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Education Requirement:
Required Education:
-ASN.

Preferred Education:
-BSN.

Required Certifications & Licensure:
-BLS - AHA.
-NRP (AHA Only).
-NJ State Professional Registered Nurse license or multi-state compact license.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Required Skills & Experience:
-1+ year of experience in related specialty.

Preferred Skills & Experience:
Pediatrics/PICU

Schedule Notes:
7:00 AM - 7:30 PM 3 x 12 Every Other Weekend Required Holiday Requirement As needed No On-Call Requirement Floating Required As Needed (Pediatrics/PICU) Scrub Color: Navy

Reason:
New Position

Certifications & Licenses:
BLS Certification
NJ State Professional Registered Nurse license
NRP Certification