Travel Nurse RN - NICU in Garden City, KS

Job Title : Registered Nurse (RN) - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Job Specialty : Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) / Pediatrics Job Duration : 13 Weeks Shift : 12-hour night shifts, 6 : 30 PM - 7 : 00 AM, every other weekend Guaranteed Hours : 36 hours per week Experience : Minimum 1 year of NICU experience preferred License : RN license or RN license from a participating state in the Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) Certifications : - American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) - Required- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification - Required- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - Required- STABLE certification preferred Must-Have : NICU experience- Therapeutic skills- Competency in IVs, wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collections Job Description : Assess patients' physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records, and clinical data.

• Evaluate patients’ responses and intervene to ensure optimal outcomes.- Develop and implement patient care plans and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect patients' health, safety, and rights.- Provide patient and family education, evaluate learning readiness, and assess effectiveness of teaching.
• Deliver relationship-based care with respect for cultural differences and diversity.- Delegate tasks to non-RN personnel as per State Board of Nursing and hospital policy.
• Use time, personnel, equipment, and supplies efficiently to provide high-quality, cost-effective care.- Serve as a professional role model, demonstrating ethical / legal / professional nursing processes.
• Manage resources and patient flow matching nursing competencies with patients' needs.- Guide practice using standards of care, hospital policies, procedures, and regulatory guidelines.
• Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering communication, respect, and decision-making for quality patient care.
• Precept / mentor new staff or nursing students as needed.- Seek learning opportunities and continuing education to maintain skills and competence.
• Evaluate personal nursing practice in relation to professional standards and regulations.- Participate in unit-based quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and research activities.
• Use healthcare research findings and evidence to expand clinical knowledge and enhance professional practice.
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