Registered Nurse Labor & Delivery (36 Hours Nights Rotating Weekends-Holiday)

Registered Nurses in Labor and Delivery work across the unit from antepartum to within the Labor and Delivery triage Unit in order to provide the highest quality of care to our diverse patient population. As a Magnet recognized organization, our L&D team has a strong quality improvement focus and our nurses are always developing unique solutions for their patients.
Position: Staff Nurse
Department: Labor & Delivery
Schedule: 36 Hours, Night/Every other weekend/holiday
POSITION SUMMARY:
The registered nurse adheres to the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing rules and regulations and is primarily responsible for professional performance and direct patient care. The role encompasses nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients and their families across the healthcare continuum. The registered nurse is accountable for clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient care outcomes using the model of care designed by the nursing department and following established agency policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice
EDUCATION:
Graduate of a nursing degree program; BSN preferred.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:
Licensed to practice professional nursing as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Requires current basic life support (BLS) certification. Some units may require Advanced Cardiac Life support (ACLS) certification.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Current basic cardiac life support certification.
• At least one year of high risk RN LD experience required.
• Basic computer proficiency is inclusive of the ability to access, enter and interpret computerized data/information.
• Organizational skills to set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills appropriate to the patient populations served.
• Ability to effectively delegate appropriate patient care activities.
• Physical ability to meet the core job responsibilities following practice setting demands for the patient populations regularly served.
• Effective interpersonal skills to facilitate communication with various health care team members, patients, and families.
• Ability to effectively manage stress due to critical issues related to patient care, changing organizational climate, and personnel issues.
• Experience in working with a high-risk population and neonatal abstinence syndrome is strongly preferred.
• Multilingual skills (beyond that of English) in languages appropriate to the patient populations served by the medical center preferred.
• Relevant clinical experience and/or specialty, certification required for certain practice areas, e.g., enters total therapy, epidemiology, peri-operative areas.
• Analytical ability to solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement research utilization projects.

Req id: 29004