Registered Nurse (Rn) / Post Partum

Description

Job Schedule:

Full Time

Standard Hours

36

Job Shift

Shift 1

Shift Details

Mother/Baby - 50% Weekends; 50% Holidays per needs of unit; 16 hrs on-call/6 week time block

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Every day, over 30,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport has more than 3,200 employees. It includes a 473-bed community teaching hospital, a 76-bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Westport, a large multispecialty provider group, and special needs services for adults and children. St. Vincent’s is the first hospital in Fairfield County to be integrated into the Hartford HealthCare network, and is the system’s second-largest hospital.

Job Summary: Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
• Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
• Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to assess patients and to identify physical, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and age-related needs in
• Other Duties as assigned
• Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.

order to provide individualized care to the patient.

• Delegates aspects of care to other nursing personnel consistent with their level of education and expertise in order to meet patients' needs and to

maximize staff performance.

• Participates in activities for professional growth and development outside of patient care.
• Reflects ANA Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice (2015), ANA Code of Ethics (2015), and ANA Social Policy Statement (2015).
• Participates in daily interdisciplinary patient rounds. Demonstrates knowledge of patients' condition and is able to provide appropriate input to meet desired outcomes for the appropriate patient population.
• Develops, implements and revises individualized plans of care.

Qualifications

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

Required Credential(s)

• Certified BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained within 2 Months (60 days) of hire date or job transfer date.
• Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Connecticut Department of Public Health obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
• One or more of the following:
• Certified BLS Provider credentialed from the American Red Cross obtained within 2 Months (60 days) of hire date or job transfer date.

Education: One year of Labor & Delivery / NICU experience OR two years of Medical-Surgical, Critical Care, ICU or Emergency Department experience.

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With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.