Location Site: Salem Hospital Main Campus
Department: SH NICU
Position Type: Full Time
Shift: 3x12 Nights
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Total Rewards Offerings:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- Basic and voluntary life insurance
- Short and long-term disability
- Live Well Wellness Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 401(K) retirement plan with employer contributions
- Generous paid time off (PTO) accrual and holiday pay
- Onsite fitness center with 24/7 badge access
- Education assistance program
- Public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer
- Food and drink discounts in the cafeteria
- Impressive discounts offered by Nike, Adidas, Carhartt, and others
Position Highlights:
Your family-centered care approach and knowledge of growth and development and pathophysiology specific to neonates will be employed to assess, plan, teach, intervene, and evaluate appropriately. The NICU nurse is skilled in procedures and use of equipment specifically designed for this patient population. The NICU RN is responsible for level III and level II care of infants admitted to NICU.
The NICU utilizes a Family Integrated Care (FIC) model where parents are educated and encouraged to partner with the team in the care of their baby, with support from the interdisciplinary care team. As active Vermont Oxford Network participants, we are dedicated to quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and research, as these elements are crucial to our culture of quality and safety.
In the NICU, we have an average census of 12, but it can go up to 16-18. For patient to nurse ratios, a level III RN usually has 1-2 and a level II RN has 2-3. We staff 7 RN's per shift and have a full resuscitation team with an MD, NNP, and RT.
Scope of Service:
Nursing care is provided to premature infants down to 25.0 weeks gestational age, infants requiring respiratory support, and/or infants requiring a higher level of care than a routine well baby.
Nursing skills maintained at level II and level III NICU skill mix.
Most Common Diagnoses:
- Single or multiple infant born cesarean
- Single or multiple infant born vaginal
- Respiratory distress of the newborn
- Extreme prematurity, gestational age 25.0 weeks to 32.0 weeks
- Prematurity, gestational age 32.1 weeks to term
- Transient tachypnea
- Placental transfusion syndrome
- Sepsis
Salem Health Women & Children's Services Division includes:
- 10 bed Pediatric Unit which provides inpatient and outpatient services
- 26 bed Mother Baby Unit
- 18 bed Labor & Delivery Unit (12 labor and 6 antepartum beds) with 2 operating rooms
- 27 bed level IIIA Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Program Awards:
- Achieved five-year Baby-Friendly Hospital Designation
- Awarded "best place in the Mid-Valley to have a baby" for six years running.
- Salem Health's commitment to Nursing Excellence is unprecedented, as evidenced by Magnet re-designation, for the 3rd consecutive time!
Background/Expertise:
- Requires BSN or non-nursing Bachelor's Degree with MSN for all external applicants for Salem Hospital, preferred for West Valley Hospital. Bachelor of Arts in Nursing also accepted.
- Current and unrestricted Oregon license.
- Minimum of one (1) year of acute care RN experience required.
- BLS required.
- Requires NRP within 90 days.
- STABLE required (within 12 months).
Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status or condition protected by law.
Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact my.recruiter@salemhealth.org.
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