RN NICU; and Break

Description

At Peace Health, the vision that every person receives safe, compassionate care. As a NICU RN at Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend in Springfield, Oregon, you will be part of a collaborative team working together to ensure our patients receive exceptional care.

The role:

NICU RN, 0.8 FTE, Night Shift 8‑hour shifts, 36‑bed Level III NICU.

Springfield, Oregon. Sacred Heart Medical Center ‑bed acute care regional medical center with Level II trauma center.

• Current wage range: $49.30–$77.46 per hour
• Night shift differential: $9.50 per hour
• BSN, MSN, and Specialty Certification pay incentives (4% BSN Pay & $3.75 Specialty)
• Professional Nurse Advancement Program with pay incentives
• Hiring Bonus and Relocation Assistance
• Full benefits package effective the first of the month following start date
• Tuition Reimbursement and continuing education
• Mission‑driven healthcare system

Provides professional nursing direct patient care in compliance with professional practice and unit standards. Promotes a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach towards patients, families, and all members of the care delivery team.

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care needs.
• Documents patient care in the healthcare record according to established standards.
• Directs and delegates care to other team members in accordance with their education, credentials, and demonstrated competence.
• Ensures own professional effectiveness through education and professional development.
• Participates in the development of and maintains established hospital policies, procedures and objectives, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection prevention program.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Educational requirement:
  Accredited School of Nursing degree required;
  Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Experience:
  
  Two years RN experience required in critical care with at least one year of Level III NICU experience within last five years; NICU training program may substitute for this experience;
  Prior experience with neonatal ventilation, CPAP, and in‑line pressure monitoring;
  Bilingual Spanish preferred.
• Credentials:
  Oregon Registered Nurse License required;
  Basic Life Support Certification required; NRP required within six months; STABLE preferred.
• Skills:
  
  Demonstrated knowledge of age‑specific growth and development and life stages;
  Positive interpersonal relationships;
  Ability to support and interpret medical center philosophy, policy and procedures;
  Basic computer skills.

• Patient handling no greater than thirty‑five pounds without assistive equipment (NIOSH).
• Fine motor skills to grasp and control medical equipment and perform precise procedures;
  Push/Pull up to forty‑five pounds; CPR at least twenty minutes using one hundred to one hundred twenty‑five pounds;
  Ability to move around area with frequent sitting;
  Bending, stooping, squatting, reaching, kneeling frequently;
  Lifting non‑patient up to twenty pounds occasionally and five pounds frequently.

• Exposure to biohazard, body fluids and airborne particles.
• Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy environment.

• Vision and hearing required within normal limits (glasses, contacts, hearing aids permitted).
• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.

This position is represented by a collective bargaining agreement. There may be more than one opening on this posting.

Peace Health is committed to the overall well‑being of our caregivers: physical, emotional, financial, social, and spiritual. We offer a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package including full medical, dental, and vision coverage; 403B retirement plan with employer base and matching contributions; paid time off; employer‑paid life and disability insurance with additional buy‑up coverage options; tuition and continuing education reimbursement; wellness benefits;

and an expanded employee assistance and mental health program.

EEO Affiant. Veteran/Veteran. Disabled. Applicants with disabilities are welcome. Peace Health is an affirmative action employer. EEO, affirmative action and veterans’ preference are the policy of Peace Health. All other federal, state and local laws applicable to employment must be followed.