CLINICAL NURSE I - NICU - 6 EAST

Newport Beach, CA, US, 92617

Salary Range:$47.8400 - $74.1700 /hour. Actual compensation may vary based on geographic location, work experience, skill level, and education.

The Clinical Nurse I – Maternal Child Health role provides direct patient care by the Nurse Practice Act for assigned patients in maternal child departments including Perinatology, LDR, Mother/Baby, LDRP, and NICU.

• The nurse collaborates with other disciplines of the health care team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely, and appropriate quality patient care.
• This includes providing physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administration, specimen collection, meeting nutritional and emotional needs, and education and discharge needs of the patients assigned.
• Utilizes the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs.
• Evaluates and adjusts the nursing care process as necessary with consultation as needed and confers with the appropriate resource personnel when making ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions.
• Maintains a working knowledge of departmental and hospital standards, policies, and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Clinical Nurse I’s at Magnet designated facilities only require a BSNorthat a BSN program is started within one year of hire date and BSN degree is attained within two years of the starting the BSN program.
• Sixteen (16) hours of lactation education and four (4) hours of demonstrated bedside hands-on competencies within 6 months of hire required for Baby Friendly designation.

License Required

• Registered Nurse in the State of California - Current and in good standing.

Certifications Required

• Current BLS certification prior to clinical rotation and National Certification in specialty area:NICU~ NRP Certification.

Certifications Preferred

• NICU: NICU didactic course and STABLE.

Hoag is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Hoag is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Hoag hires a diverse group of people in a manner that allows them to reach their full potential in the pursuit of organizational objectives.

Nearest Major Market:Irvine California
Nearest Secondary Market:Los Angeles
Job Segment:Nursing, Registered Nurse, Patient Care, ICU, NICU, Healthcare