Registered Nurse

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Registered Nurse

Location: Rochester, MN

Remote: No

Department: Nursing

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Responsibilities:

• Unit Overview: The NICU is a state-of-the-art facility designed to provide exceptional care for neonates and their families.
• Our team is committed to family-centered care, empowering caregivers to actively participate in their baby's well-being.
• Patient Care Type: Level IV NICU
• Our unit serves a diverse patient population, ranging from extremely premature infants to full-term babies.
• We care for infants with various medical needs, including cardiac, surgical, and multisystem dysfunction.
• Our dedicated RNs provide specialized care for infants who:

• Born extremely premature at less than 26 weeks gestation or weighing less than 1000 grams
• Preterm and late preterm infants requiring specialized ICU care
• Need respiratory support: Infants needing high-frequency or conventional ventilation, nasal BiPAP/CPAP, or high/low flow nasal cannula oxygen
• Need nutritional support: Emphasis on infant-driven practices, including breastfeeding, bottle feeding, tube feeding, or total parental nutrition
• Need additional support: Surgical interventions, seizure monitoring, therapeutic hypothermia, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)/dialysis, antibiotic treatment, and other necessary therapies

Neonatal Transport Team:

Our NICU has a specially trained nurse-respiratory therapist neonatal transport team. They transport critically ill infants from Rochester Methodist Hospital and other community hospitals to our unit for specialized NICU care.

Staffing Model:

The MB3B NICU operates on a "closed staffing model." RNs may be asked to work extra shifts or take time off based on patient volume and acuity.

The registered nurse (RN) is accountable for the coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care. The RN supports professional nursing practice across practice settings and across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the patient and family. The RN will function within the Mayo Clinic Nursing Professional Practice Model, which includes accountability for planning, implementing, evaluating and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients. The ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice provide a basis for the practice of the RN. The RN provides leadership through activities such as preceptor role, informal and formal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts. The RN delegates patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability and availability of resources. The RN possesses excellent communication skills; is skillful in mentoring and teaching; and may participate on committees or projects. A subset of employees may be required to drive their personal vehicle as a part of the responsibility of their role. This role is eligible for TN sponsorship.

Qualifications:

• Requesting 1+ year RN experience, NICU preferred.
• Will not consider new graduate RN's.
• Graduate of a baccalaureate nursing program, as recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).
• If graduated from a nursing program that was not accredited by ACEN, CCNE, or NLN CNEA, at least one year of RN experience in an applicable care setting or one year of LPN experience at Mayo Clinic is required.
• All entry-level associate degree registered nurses with a RN start date of April 1, 2020 and after must provide documented evidence of program completion of the baccalaureate degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program within five years from the last day of the month of the RN start date.
• All entry-level associate degree registered nurses with a RN start date prior to April 1, 2020 must provide documented evidence of program completion of the baccalaureate degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program as stipulated by the degree requirement program in place at time of hire.
• One year of RN experience in an applicable care setting or one year of current LPN experience at Mayo Clinic is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Computer skills required, prior experience with electronic medical record systems preferred.
• Ability to work flexible hours, which may include days, evenings, nights, holidays, and weekends and on-call.
• Ability to adapt to unpredictable situations within the work setting.
• Demonstrated leadership, effective communicator, and excellent critical thinking skills.
• Current RN license by applicable state requirements.
• Arizona and Florida - Maintains Basic Life Support (BLS) competency.
• Midwest - Maintains current Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers from one of the following programs: American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Positions that are not on campus may not require current Basic Life Support (BLS) competency as determined by the work area.
• Additional state licensure(s) and/or specialty certification/training as required by the work area.
• Exemption Status: Nonexempt
• Compensation Detail: The pay for this role is $42.84 - $70.41.
• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• Schedule: Full Time
• Hours/Pay Period: 60-75
• Schedule Details: Variable schedule days/nights; 12-hour shifts
• Weekend Schedule: Every other weekend
• International Assignment: No
• Equal Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status.