Staff RN- Anchor Mother Baby
Staff RN- Anchor Mother Baby
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Job Description
Overview
Northside Hospital is awardwinning stateoftheart and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.
Responsibilities
The Anchor Nurse coordinates daily activities and distribution of work in assigned nursery. This position serves as a resource to Family Center Care nurse regarding the care of the infant.
1. Provides primary care provider to border babies.
2. Responsible for observation of babies while in nursery.
3. Assists primary RN/Physicians in special procedures as needed (blood cultures diagnostic workups LPs etc..
4. Serves as resource to primary RN/Physicians.
5. Collaborates with Charge Nurse throughout each shift.
6. Collaborates with primary FCC Team regarding work assignments (normal routine care is responsibility of primary FCC Team).
7. Assists with admission and discharge process as needed.
8. Assures circumcision preop checklist is completed accurately.
9. Assists primary FCC Team with circumcisions.
10. Oversees circumcision babies immediately postprocedure.
11. Assures appropriate equipment and adequate supplies in nursery area.
12. Assures nursery area is compliant with Infection Control policies.
13. Verifies competency of unit staff annually and ongoing.
14. Assists with orientation of new staff.
15. Participants in staff meetings and other hospital committees as needed.
16. Provides constructive feedback regarding competency of unit staff annually and ongoing.
17. Demonstrates service excellence behaviors routinely in encounters with all customers i.e. coworkers patients visitors physicians ancillary staff etc.
18. Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED:
- Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Licensed as a RN in the State of Georgia in good standing without limitations.
- Must hold Certified in American Heart Associations Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION PREFERRED:
- BSN degree
- Two 2 years of experience as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN).
- One 1 year of experience as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN) in Family Centered Care/Maternal Infant Unit/Neonatal Intensive Care
- Additional Life Support credential (ACLS PALS NRP etc. or other clinical specialty certifications in specific units.
- Visual color acuity depending on the role in specific units.
Work Hours:
Weekend Requirements:
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
