South Shore Health

NICU RN Level 2, Level 1B

Weymouth, MA · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 7 days ago

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About the role

If you are an existing employee of South Shore Health then please apply through the internal career site.
This transition program involves didactic education, intensive bedside training, and preceptorship to close the knowledge gap between Level II and Level III NICU care.
This structured program does not allow for flexibility, as nurses will move through the program as a cohort.

Plan of care/Documentation/Patient Family Centered Care/Patient Experience Develops, discusses, and communicates a prioritized problem list/plan of care for each patient.
Develop, evaluate and update individualized plan of care for patient and documents outcomes.
Initiating admission assessment within 8 hours of admissions, identifies and documents patient/family/significant other teaching needs upon admission and throughout hospitalization.
Documents all patient care following the department of nursing policy, unit based standards, disease processes (CHF, PNA vaccines) and nurse sensitive indicators (falls, skin, CAUTI)
Assess/reassesses and documents patient's level of comfort utilizing the appropriate pain scale and the patient's response to each intervention both pharmacological and non-pharmacological per South Shore Hospital policy.
Verifies patient identification with two identifiers prior to the start of any invasive procedure, including "time out", administration of care, medications, labeled specimen's an documents confirming the correct patient, procedure, site, equipment and consent.
Maintains awareness of MSDS sheets and how to access.
Professional Development: Assumes overall responsibility for own professional development by incorporating evidenced-based practice, research, and performance improvement initiatives as a part of ongoing nursing practice.

Demonstrates knowledge of and follows SSH policies and procedures for administering, transcribing, and recording medications.

RNs will work 36 hours per week.
The first 6 weeks are day shift.
The final week is night shift.
Once orientation is complete, RNs with work 36 hour per week, Day/Night rotation with every third weekend.
This program is only open to candidates with a minimum of 2 years successful experience working in a Level 2 or Level IB setting.
Must be NRP certified, and have experience attending live births.

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