The Staff Nurse provides clinical care and coordination skills for infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) dealing with issues like respiratory distress and sepsis, ensuring care aligns with the Eskenazi Health Model of Care-Synergy. Responsibilities include executing the nursing process, engaging patients and families, promoting a healthy work environment, and participating in professional development and shared governance.
Requirements summary
Candidates must possess a current Indiana Registered Nurse license, an RN degree from an accredited college, and current BLS certification, with other unit-specific certifications potentially required. A minimum of one year of clinical nursing experience as a Registered Nurse is mandatory.
bachelor degreeAdvocacyAssessmentCollaborationPatient SafetyEvaluationPlanningCritical ThinkingImplementationClinical JudgmentNursing ProcessSystems ThinkingClinical InquiryEmergency SituationsCaring PracticesResponse To DiversityFacilitation Of Learning
Job description
Division: Eskenazi Health
Sub-Division: Hospital
Req ID: 23068
Schedule: Part Time
Shift: Varied
Eskenazi Health serves as the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County. Physicians provide a comprehensive range of primary and specialty care services at the 333-bed hospital and outpatient facilities both on and off of the Eskenazi Health downtown campus as well as at 10 Eskenazi Health Center sites located throughout Indianapolis.
Flsa status
Non-Exempt
Job role summary
The Eskenazi Health Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is caring for infants with difficulties such as respiratory distress, apnea, sepsis, pneumonia and congenital anomalies. Eskenazi Health has received the Neonatal Level of Care III certification in accordance with the Indiana State Department of Health’s Perinatal Level of Care Program. The Staff Nurse provides clinical care and uses coordination skills for every patient served. This includes understanding of the expected patients served in the unit'(s) nursing care is delivered using the Eskenazi Health Model of Care-Synergy, the ability to coordinate with the patient and family/loved ones and other healthcare disciplines to ensure care is appropriate to meet patient care needs.
Essential functions and responsibilities
Leadership & Communication
Promotes a healthy work environment for all that provide care while encouraging collaboration for excellence in patient care outcomes
Effectively performs all nursing functions in an efficient manner and in accordance with policies, procedures, the Indiana Nursing Practice Act, the Eskenazi Health
Model of
Care-the
Synergy
Model demonstrating synergy characteristics: clinical judgment, advocacy, caring practices, collaboration, systems thinking, response to diversity, clinical inquiry and facilitation of learning
Utilizes and documents the nursing process thru appropriate assessment, planning, implementation, & evaluation of patient care as evidenced by client/staff observation; care acknowledges physiological, psychological, spiritual, diversity & cultural needs
Engages patient/significant other with appropriate health information in a timely manner & shares written informational material as evidenced by feedback & observation; documentation is reflected in the medical record
Demonstrates ability to handle emergency situations in a prompt, calm & professional manner
Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs & seeking appropriate assistance or educational offerings
Demonstrates understanding, supports & participates the role of shared governance at the unit & hospital- wide level to help engage the staff & unit to achieve success in unit-based & organizational goals
Service
This encompasses all service/care to all
patients, families, staff, physicians, students & other departments to meet department & organizational goals and is reflective of best evidence of practice
Demonstrates the understanding of the customer service concept & skills & applies to professional practice.
Provides personal & individualized patient care to provide comfort & well-being for the patient acknowledging physiological, psychological, spiritual, and cultural needs
Hourly Rounds consistently within the shift to all patients or areas covered to assess care and service
Provides timely feedback on any customer service issue to the right person/department & participates objectively in the review of customer service issues & service recovery in a timely fashion with the unit/department leadership
Demonstrates effective communication skills in working with staff, patients/families, physicians, other departments & external contacts
Quality
Encompasses understanding of regulatory readiness, patient safety & quality improvement efforts for the units/departments providing care
Maintains safe patient care & advocates for patient safety
Participates in clinical or operational performance improvement using evidence-based practice
Financial and Operational Management
Encompasses the effective stewardship or resources for department and organization
Demonstrates ability to ensure effective care is given based upon patient care needs.
Facilitates patient throughput throughout the shift
Collaborates with the nursing manager or shift coordinator regarding staffing to help ensure adequate & appropriate staffing reflective of census & patient care needs
People
Encompasses the engagement & spirit of teamwork among all of our employees & other departments to foster excellence in patient care & meet departmental/organizational goals
Effectively acts as preceptor and supports the development of other staff & learners
Maintains a positive & calming working relationship with all, and demonstrates excellent customer service skills in all interactions
Job requirements
Current Indiana license as a Registered Nurse
RN degree from a nationally accredited college or university
Current BLS certification; other certifications may be required in specific units to practice
Minimum of 1-year clinical nursing experience as a Registered Nurse
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES • Demonstrates the following skills and abilities
operates specialized equipment
competence/accountability in preparing and administering medications and treatments according to policy and procedures
effective communication skills incorporating listening, effective interviewing techniques with patients and staff appropriate to age of the patient
knowledge necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served
knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possesses the ability to assess data/interpret appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to age-specific needs
uses age-appropriate communication and cognitive skills detailed in the department/area/unit job- specific/age-specific competencies
fundamental nursing theories, current clinical concepts, diseases/symptoms, trauma, treatments/medications, triage, appropriate diagnostic/therapeutic procedures and interventions
functions as a member of a health care team, delegate responsibilities/duties appropriately
follows oral/written instructions, records/interprets information accurately
competency in assessing, responding to patient status or needs, and interpreting results
recognizes and reacts to changes in patient status, documents and reports changes
Performs CPR and other technical skills
Positions patients
Must be able to wash hands thoroughly and frequently
Must be able to help evacuate patients via stairwells
Critical thinking skills are essential
Accredited by The Joint Commission, named one of the nation’s 150 best places to work by Becker’s Hospital Review for two consecutive years and repeatedly recognized on Forbes magazine’s best-of state lists, Eskenazi Health and its programs have received national recognition while also offering new health care opportunities to the local community. As the sponsoring hospital for Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services, the city’s primary EMS provider, Eskenazi Health is also home to a Level I trauma center, the most established verified adult burn center in Indiana and the first community mental health center in Indiana.
