Description

REPORTS TO: Clinical Nurse Manager

CLASSIFICATION: PRN or Part-Time Nights. The Part-Time position includes 0.3 FTE or 0.6 FTE. The PRN position does not work on a set schedule. The PRN RNs are primarily utilized when needed to fill staffing shortages such as call outs and PTO.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

ABOUT HUSHABYE NURSERY: Hushabye Nursery is an Arizona nonprofit organization with a mission to ‘embrace substance exposed babies and their caregivers with compassionate, evidence-based care that positively changes the course of their entire lives. The organization was founded by Tara Sundem, a neonatal nurse practitioner who witnessed firsthand the challenges of newborns exposed prenatally to opioids and those families trying to care for them. Hushabye Nursery’s innovative model offers a safe and inclusive space where mothers, family members and babies – from conception through childhood – can receive integrative care and therapeutic support that offers each child the best possible life outcomes. Programs will include prenatal and postpartum support groups, inpatient nursery services and outpatient therapies. 

QUALIFICATIONS/COMPETENCIES: QUALIFICATIONS/COMPETENCIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

• In accordance with the vision, mission and values of Hushabye Nursery, the Registered Nurse is responsible for providing quality nursing care that meets the needs of persons served. 
• Integrates nursing interventions into the multidisciplinary plan of care, incorporating appropriate standards of care and practice and patient outcomes.
• Provides care in a supportive, compassionate, and non-judgmental manner that is sensitive to the patient’s and family’s diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity, and rights.
• Evaluates patient’s responses to care based on effectiveness in relationship to established outcomes and consults with team members regarding clinical variances and recommended changes to the plan of care.
• Monitor patient’s condition and assess their needs to provide the best possible care and advice; perform routine procedures while maintaining accurate, complete health care records and reports.
• Completes required orientation and continuing competencies as required by policy and procedure. 
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as requested.

Requirements

 POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Current State of Arizona RN license. 
• Practiced as a Registered Nurse with a minimum 2 years of experience. NICU, Pediatric or Postpartum experience preferred. 
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) or ability to become certified. 
• Current BLS Certification or ability to become certified. 
• Current AZ DPS Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card.
• Excellent knowledge of nursing care methods and procedures.
• Outstanding critical thinking, organizational, and multi-tasking skills.`
• Experience caring for babies with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.
• Passion to care for families impacted by Substance Use Disorder and Opiate Use Disorder.
• Team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to “think out of the box.” 
• Covid vaccination or declination.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing. 
• Associate's degree with 2 years of experience.