Registered Nurse: NICU Transport

Registered Nurse (RN)

At North Memorial Health, you're part of an inclusive health team that is rooted in our values: Advocate Courageously, Rally Together, Respect Uniqueness and Create Impact. Empathy and care are at the heart of North's culture which is designed to actively support each team member's wellbeing and growth. Our strength lies in our diversity, and we embrace the unique contributions and experiences of each person. Together, we empower patients to achieve their best health.

Our health system encompasses two hospital locations in Robbinsdale and Maple Grove as well as a network of 23 clinics which includes 13 primary clinics, 6 specialty clinics, 4 urgent care/urgency centers and emergency care offerings covering five counties. Our Robbinsdale Hospital, established in 1954, is a 385-bed facility recognized as the top Level 1 Trauma center for 25 years, as well as serving as a Level II pediatric trauma center. Our Maple Grove Hospital was established in 2009, is a 134-bed facility recognized as a top hospital in the state for Women and Children Care, with a Level III NICU, and is the largest Family Birth Center in the state (:5,000 deliveries per year and over 60,000 babies delivered). Both have been named to the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals® list, 2023 Women's Choice Award Best Hospitals list.

As North Memorial Health is a non-profit organization you are eligible for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness program. Most part-time and all full-time positions are eligible for benefits.

• Health & Welfare Benefit Packages
• 401k Retirement Match or Pension Plan, based on workgroup eligibility
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) Plans
• Adoption Reimbursement up to $3000 per child
• Child Care Discount Program with New Horizon 10% off weekly childcare tuition
• Education/Tuition Reimbursement
• 24/7 Fitness Center Access for all benefit eligible team members

At North Memorial Health we recognize that the strength of our team lies in our diversity and make every effort to embrace the unique contributions and experiences of each person on our team. We strive to ensure that everyone feels like they are a valuable part of our community, with initiatives that reinforce our belief in diversity, equity, and inclusivity, to promote a workforce that enables authenticity, as we want to be our best when providing effective services to our patients. We acknowledge and celebrate the unique traditions, backgrounds, languages, beliefs, and customs of our community, and want everyone to feel welcome. Through our DE&I initiatives we hope to dispel myths, assumptions, and acts of implicit bias.

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing compassionate quality care that is customer and family focused. The RN assesses, diagnoses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents care of customers according to hospital and care center policies and standards of professional nursing practices. The RN is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered. The RN defines, implements, and improves practice standards and environment of care while promoting exceptional customer care. Duties may vary based on the assigned customer care center which may include differences in the required specific clinical skills. Actively and consistently demonstrates the mission, vision, values and guiding principles of Maple Grove Hospital.

NICU SPECIFIC ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Reviews maternal prenatal history and collects current signs/symptoms of the newborn.
• Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate customer plan of care.
• Performs transition, admission, discharge and transfer assessments while considering both physical and psychosocial elements of newborn and family.
• Recognizes risk factors, change in status and interventions appropriate for newborn care.
• Initiates corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology of the newborn.
• Manages basic life support needs and stabilizes newborn until the physician or NNP is available, based upon nursing standards and protocol.
• Records customer's vital signs, assessments, patient care and interventions as ordered.
• Works directly with physicians and NNP, assisting them during exams, diagnostic testing, treatments and interventions.
• Participates and collaborates in multidisciplinary rounds.
• Prepares and administers (orally, subcutaneously, IM and IV) medications and records prescribed medications.
• Reports adverse reactions to medications or treatments in accordance with the policy.
• Demonstrates phlebotomy skills.
• Provides IV therapy.
• Provides bedside care.
• Performs Point of Care testing.
• Operates, maintains and discontinues proper supplies and appropriate medical equipment to care for customers.
• Reports any suspected abuse to the appropriate agencies.
• Initiates family education plan, as prescribed by physician. Teaches families and significant others how to manage their newborn's care or illness by explaining: post-treatment home care needs, diet/nutrition/exercise programs, self-administration of medication and rehabilitation, as well as provides referrals to other healthcare professionals for follow-up treatment.
• Displays professionalism while completing multiple urgent tasks in a timely manner.
• Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format in Epic.

TRANSPORT SPECIFIC ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Demonstrates leadership
• Performs advanced knowledge in Neonatal Resuscitation
• Performs advanced knowledge in post-delivery care of the critical infant
• Critically assess, plan, and implement care delivery to the critical infant
• Attends deliveries of high-risk infants and perform cares to stabilize and support admission to the NICU
• Able to communicate patient progress, critical findings, and changes in condition to multiple disciplines effectively throughout transport
• Able to complete all nursing assessments and maintain therapeutic and emergent interventions effectively throughout transport
• Maintain clinical competence across all aspects of care. Includes assisting with advanced resuscitation, ventilator management, assisting with airway management, and stabilization of infant
• Provide effective communication to families on plan, implementation, and stabilization of infant through transport
• Promote a safe and open working environment that encourages improvements and safety to infant throughout transport
• Develop and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally through accountability, communication, motivation, positivity, and professionalism
• Perform physical requirements in confined spaces and under adverse environmental conditions
• Demonstrate knowledge of and adhere to safety procedures set forth by North Memorial Health Aviation and the FAA
• Maintain professional demeanor under the scope and expectation of MGH and North Memorial

Requirements:

Education:

Associate's degree in nursing; bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.

Experience:

• Internal Applicants: Minimum of 2 years Level III NICU experience
• Maintain a work agreement of.75 FTE or greater
• Minimum of 1 year of Resource preferred
• Compliance with transport weight policy: Maximum weight of 215 pounds in full uniform
• External Applicants: Minimum of 3 years Level III NICU experience
• Maintain a work agreement of.75 FTE or greater
• Minimum of 1 year of experience attending deliveries and providing immediate post resuscitative care
• Current (or within the last 2 years) experience with EMS ground/air transport of infants
• Compliance with transport weight policy: Maximum weight of 215 pounds in full uniform
• Demonstrated ability to maintain composure in high stress situations, acts quickly in response to critical situations. Solid PC skills to include MS applications, Internet, etc.
• Strong communication skills with demonstrated ability to express ideas and information (both in written and oral form), clearly and concisely in a manner appropriate to the audience.
• Demonstrated ability to deal with conflict in a positive manner. Has an awareness of, responds to, and considers the needs, feelings and capabilities of others.
• Ability to be accountable for quality customer service and respond appropriately to a variety of personalities and situations.
• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and infection control standards.
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