Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery

About This Role

This night-shift post on the cardiac ward pairs patient care with mentoring new nurses. The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice and coordination of care with other health team members.

Responsibilities

• Perform appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate)
• Seek and evaluate information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others
• Use assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care
• Actively seek patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education
• Collaboratively plan and prepare patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up)
• Direct the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate
• Provide or delegate care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions
• Demonstrate the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources
• Evaluate patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction
• Revise plan of care as indicated and reassess changes as appropriate
• Promote nursing profession and participate in development of others
• Integrate legal and ethical standards into practice, comply with regulatory standards, practice within scope of licensure, provide accurate & timely documentation, and understand legal implications of care delivery

Requirements

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice
• Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment
• RNs with less than 12 months of experience must obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four (4) years of their hire date
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution

Benefits

• Generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged