What are the responsibilities and job description for the Newborn Nursery Registered Nurse PRN Nights position at HUSHABYE NURSERY?
Description
REPORTS TO: Clinical Nurse Manager
CLASSIFICATION: PRN Nights
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 PRN 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.
- Monitors patient’s condition and assesses their needs to provide the best possible care and advice; performs 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 NICU, Pediatric, Labor and Delivery or Postpartum experience.
- 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.”
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
- Associate's degree with 2 years of experience.