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Registered Nurse (RN) PRN III Nights Shift – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Unit for Texas Health Denton

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

Work location: Texas Health Denton, 3000 N I-35, Denton, TX 76201

Work hours: PRN Level III/per diem, Night Shift 7p – 7a, 6 shift/per 6-week schedule with 2 weekend shifts required, 1 major and 2 minor holiday shifts required

NICU Department Highlights

• The Center for Women at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton is a Texas 10-step facility with the “Best Place to Have a Baby” designation, as well as Level III Maternal & Neonatal Care designation.
• Denton’s only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
• 16-bed NICU with all private rooms
• 23-week gestation on up – working with preemies and multiples
• 24-bed Postpartum/Newborn, Couplet care
• The deliveries average between 200-225 deliveries per month.
• NicView web cameras
  
  

Here’s What You Need

• Associate Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma required; BSN preferred
• RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire required
• BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly
• NRP - Essential Neonatal Resuscitation Program within 90 Days of hire
• NRPA-Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Program within 90 Days of hire
• 1 year experience as a registered nurse
• At least 1 year of NICU experience preferred
  
  

What You Will Do

Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process

• Assesses the patient
• Plans the care of the patient
• Intervenes as appropriate
• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
• Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.
• Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
• Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers.
  
  

Additional Perks Of Being a Texas Health PRN Employee

• Benefits include 401k, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Discount Programs, as well as other benefits.
• Delivery of high-quality patient care
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC)
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
  
  

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton is a 255-bed, full-service hospital that has served North Texas and southern Oklahoma since 1987. Hospital services include heart and vascular care, women’s services, a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, orthopedics and sports medicine, pain management, emergency medicine, and a weight loss surgery program. As one of the largest employers in Denton County, Texas Health Denton has more than 1,000 employees and more than 325 physicians on its medical staff practicing in more than 45 specialties. Located 45 miles northwest of downtown Dallas and 40 miles northeast of downtown Fort Worth, Texas Health Denton is an accredited Cycle IV Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers, a Joint Commission accredited Primary Stroke Center and a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence. We invite you to join us in furthering your career and our accomplishments and philosophy of excellence.

As part of the Texas Health family, we employ over 24,000 employees and are among the areas top five largest employers. Come be a part of our exceptional team as we continue to provide outstanding care and deliver award winning results. You belong here.

If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!