At Northbay Health, as a Registered Nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, you will provide safe, effective, quality, excellent nursing care to our patients following Jean Watson’s Theory of Caring, the Relationship Based Care, and the Northbay’s professional nursing practice model. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for all patients assigned to your care. You will also use a therapeutic professional relationship with the patient and their family along with your interdisciplinary team to facilitate the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health for the patient. Education: • Graduate from an accredited school of professional registered nursing • Clinical Nurse II: Graduate from an accredited school of professional registered nursing, BSN required. • Collegiate Clinical Nurse II: Graduate from an accredited school of professional registered nursing, ADN required. Must be completed with a BSN or MSN program within 36 months of hire into Collegiate Clinical Nurse position. License and Certifications: • Valid, current and unencumbered RN license by the State of California. • Current AHA or AHA equivalent BLS required. • Neonatal Resuscitation Provider Course required within 4 months of hire. • STABLE required within one year of hire • National nursing certification is preferred Experience, Knowledge, and Skills: • At least six months of RN acute care experience or six months of same day surgical experience. • One year of NICU RN experience highly preferred. • Demonstrates skills in the following areas including but not limited to: advanced newborn assessment, neonatal resuscitation, transitioning a newborn from intra to extra uterine life, safe utilization of medications, respiratory management of the infant to include ventilatory support and nasal CPAP, transportation of the sick neonate, newborn hearing screening, CHD screening, transcutaneous bilirubin screening, developmental interventions and breastfeeding. • The RN is responsible for assisting the provider at high risk deliveries. The RN also is responsible for supporting the neonatal transport function. The Clinical Nurse 1 will be eligible to support the neonatal transport function after 12 months of hire and successful completion and certification in STABLE. • Attend a 4-hour Lactation Class within 6 months of hire and spend 4 hours with a Lactation Specialist during initial orientation. • R.N.s who are assigned direct patient care (critical, intensive, intermediate, and continuing care) responsibilities in the Community NICU shall: be licensed by the State of California, have education, training, and demonstrated competency in neonatal critical care nursing as per CCR, Title 22, Sections 70016.1, 70213 ©, 70217 (a), and 70485; and RNs functioning in an expanded role shall do so in accordance with standardized procedures as per CCR, Title 16, Division 14, Article 7, Sections 1470 through 1474. • The facility shall maintain written documentation of the qualifications and responsibilities of the RN staff which shall include at a minimum, the standards of competent performance of the RN staff providing care in the Community NICU as per CCR, Title 22, Sections 70016.1, 70213 ©, 70217, 70485. Other: • All RNs in the Patient Care Services Department are required to wear Graphite (Dark Gray) colored scrubs per the professional appearance policy.