RN Clinical Nurse II - Labor & Delivery

Description

* This position qualifies for our UNC Rex Incentive Program, which includes up to $20,000 commitment incentive
or upto
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Unit Name:
Labor & Delivery – UNC Health Rex Holly Springs

Patient Population:
UNC Rex Holly Springs is a community-focused hospital providing high-quality, evidence-based care in a modern and supportive environment. Our Labor & Delivery unit features:

• 7 Labor & Delivery rooms

• 5 OB Emergency Department (OBED) rooms

• 2 Operating Rooms

• 2 PACU bays

We offer

Nitrous Oxideand lab
oring tubsin every L&D room to support patients seeking alternative pain management options.

We care for patients from
35 weeks gestation and beyondfor delivery. Our OBED evaluates obstetric complaints for patients greater than 16 weeks gestationthrough6 weeks postpartum.

Nurse-to-Patient Ratio:
1:1 or 1:2, following

AWHONN staffing standards

Summary:

Provides competent nursing care consistent with professional nursing standards. Responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities:
1. Maintains an environment of safety for patients, self and others and supports patient safety initiatives.
2. Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self. Attends education programs based on identified learning needs. With assistance, uses patient education materials relevant to patient population. Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers. Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
3. Identifies expected patient outcomes. Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care. Participates in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care. Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
4. Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems, including population-appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational and safety aspects of care. Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan. Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures in delivery of care. Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs. Consults with appropriate resources in a timely fashion regarding patients with complex care issues, unusual teaching needs and/or those at high risk for discharge planning.
5. With assistance, develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations. Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor. Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration. Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities. Effectively uses communication systems. Participates in promoting cost-effective care. Gives feedback to co-workers. Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment.

Promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all.
6. Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care. Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs. Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others. Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families. Develops relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs.
7. Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care. Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care. Begins to use full range of communication as a means to convey planning. Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care.…