Nurse (Labor & Delivery) Jobs

Identifies emergency situations and initiates proper emergency measures for each specific patient situation. Initiates advance life support measures as indicated for the patient emergency. Interprets and transcribes all medical orders, ensuring all chart forms are correctly handled

administratively.

LEADERSHIP/EDUCATION SERVICES:

Records in the patient's chart all medications administered, patient care observations, treatments and progress on the appropriate records.

Teaches patients and family members about disease processes, normal newborn and postpartum care, pre and post-operative care, pre and post-diagnostic procedures; expected and possible adverse reactions to medications; health promotion. Initiates discharge planning/teaching upon admission of each patient. Actively participates in multidisciplinary discharge planning conferences with nursing staff. Provides emotional support to patients, family members and significant others.

Develops and follows the patient education plan including teaching to promote wellness and health, management of chronic illness, rehabilitation, preventive measures and diagnostic procedures.

Participates in multi-disciplinary quality improvement groups to ensure and evaluate quality patient care, environmental safety and complete patient documentation.

Knows patient resources within the hospital and community for patient referral, as indicated.

Orients new staff during orientation and serves as a resource person for consultation with other nurses, hospital corps staff. contract nurses and health care providers.

COLLABORATION/ADMINSTRATIVE WORK:

Collaboration with the nursing staff and other health care providers to measure the patient's response to Care/revise the plan of care.

Report to the Nurse Duty Officer (NDO) on the status of all areas on the unit.

Reports to the RN shift charge nurse changes in patient census, acuity or any other patient information throughout the shift.

Works with all members of the team(s) to ensure nursing care is delivered in a safe and appropriate manner.

Performs various procedures which involve an inherent potential for exposure to blood, tissue and body fluids.

Responsible for ensuring that the work environment is well maintained and kept clean, safe, and orderly.

Operates and manipulates automated data systems utilized to document patient care. Responsible for ensuring documentation accuracy is performed by all health care workers involved to ensure proper information of past medical history, adverse drug reactions, allergies, etc. is consistently noted. Requests updates to records from other professionals as needed.

Performs other duties as assigned.

• Licensure: A current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States; and you must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination.
• Degree: A graduate or higher level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required. This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
• Must possess and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Foreign Degree: A degree from a Foreign Nursing School. Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools.