Registered Nurse; RN - NICU, Evening Nights

About Danbury Hospital

Danbury Hospital, a 456-bed acute care hospital, has been providing award-winning, personalized patient care to the people of Western Connecticut for 140 years. Our specialty areas of excellence include a Level III NICU, a certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center, and compassionate psychiatric care, including a partial-hospitalization program.

• The Leapfrog Group
  - Grade A for quality and patient safety
• U.S. News & World Report
  - High performance in heart failure treatment
• Health grades
  - One of America’s 50 Best Hospitals
• Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) - Robotic Center of Excellence
• Joint Commission
  - Gold seal of approval in spine surgery

Provides professional care and assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. Provides care to these patients utilizing the nursing process in collaboration with other health care team members.

• State of CT RN license.
• Minimum of 6 months of NICU RN.
• BLS certification required.
• NRP certified or must obtain within 3 months of hire.
• PALS or ACLS preferred, but not required.

36 control hours. Shift: 7:00pm-7:30am, with weekend and holiday as contracted.

• Performs assessments in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychological & cognitive status.
• Formulates a goal directed plan of care which is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis & patient outcomes.
• Implements care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent and continuous manner.
• Establishes priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available resources.
• Evaluates effectiveness of care given and patient progression toward outcomes.
• Identifies patient's/significant other's learning needs and implements appropriate measures to meet them.
  
  Coordinates interdisciplinary functions.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Desired:
  Nursing certification, BSN.
• Location:
  
  Danbury – 24 Hospital Ave.
• Work Type:
  Full-Time.
• Standard
  
  Hours:
  
  36.00.
• Work Schedule:
  
  Evening/Night 12.
• Department: NICU.
• Exempt:
  No.

$46.30 - $67.77 hourly.

• Associate's Level Degree.

• Significant manual skills / motor coord & finger dexterity.
• Significant occupational risk.
• Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force.
• Significant exposure to dirt, odor, noise, human waste, etc.

EOE, including disability/vets.