Registered Nurse (RN) - Post-Partum - RFPO

Registered Nurse (RN) - Post-Partum

Overview:

• Job Category: Acute - Nursing - Local
• Skills: Two years of the following experience is required: Maternal and child experience IV Insertion and phlebotomy skill Conscious sedation
• Education: RN License – required
• Primary Source Verification – required
• IV Certification – required
• AHA BLS - required AHA ACLS - required NRP – required
• Conscious sedation certification - preferred
• Certifications & Licenses: IV Certification - RN License

The role you'll contribute:

The Registered Nurse (RN) coordinates the efforts of the multidisciplinary care team for the patients within his/her scope of responsibility.  The RN provides direct patient care, collaborates with patients, families, peers, physicians and other members of the health care team in the delivery of care to a specific patient population.  The RN utilizes the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation) in order to maintain and improve patient outcomes. The RN demonstrates leadership/management skills and a commitment to professional accountability and growth.  The RN strives to advance from novice to expert and become an evidence-based scholar in order to provide optimal patient care and advocate on behalf of his/her patients.

The value you'll bring to the team:

• Utilizes the Nursing Process (Assess, Plan, Implement and Evaluate) to provide optimal patient care.
• Demonstrate accurate assessment skills appropriate to my patient population and based on evidence, policy and practice standards when caring for all patients regardless of complexity or need.
• Assure patient safety by adhering to established policies and procedures and utilizing patient safety resources.
• Implement a plan of care according to identified physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs.
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize nursing interventions based on patient needs and in conjunction with unit activities and resources available.
• Actively participate in bedside shift report, safety huddles, multidisciplinary patient rounds and hourly rounding to gather all information necessary to care for my patients, anticipate their needs and provide for a smooth hand-off to other members of the health care team.