Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery

About This Role

This night-shift position on the Maternal Child Health team involves providing direct patient care to a designated group of patients. The role requires collaboration with Unit leadership to ensure adherence to nursing scope of practice guidelines for Maternal Child Health, focusing on observation, data collection, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patients' physical, psychological, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and families, whose needs range from uncomplicated to highly complex, and quickly recognize normal parameters, deviations, and abnormalities in physical, emotional, developmental, and behavioral status based on past clinical experience
• Use a person-centered care approach in the development of care plans and in prioritizing nursing care to meet patient and family needs
• Plan for care of patients, demonstrating the ability to effectively prioritize both expected and unanticipated needs
• Involve patients and families in establishing care goals
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills by making appropriate clinical decisions, prioritizing both planned and unplanned events, and proactively addressing potential and actual problems
• Demonstrate competence in the implementation of the technical skills required for the care of patients and families
• Demonstrate initiative in remaining current on CMC policies, procedures, and standards
• Act as a resource to peers
• Facilitate the linking of patients and families with other disciplines and services as needed
• Actively work to obtain knowledge base in one or more of the specialty areas within MCH (Pediatrics, Labor & Delivery, NICU)

Requirements

• Associate of Applied Science in Nursing
• Current NYS RN license

Nice to have:

• Will obtain BLS during introductory period, ACLS, PALS, and NRP within 6 months of hire
• Previous experience in Maternal Child Health
• Repetitive use of hands and fingers (e.g., use of the computer keyboard) light lifting in regards to patient care
• Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time as it pertains to patient care
• Must be physically able to operate the equipment used for the job

Important Details

• Schedule: full-time night position, weekend and holiday rotation

About the Company

Cayuga Health and its affiliates are the region's leading healthcare system and most trusted providers of integrated health services. They are committed to empowering their people in their mission to equitably improve the well-being of the communities they serve, focusing on clinical innovations and enhancing access to up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies, and research protocols.