Registered Nurse RN Maternity

Summary

This position has basic knowledge of neonatal care and is able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for maternity patients.

• (40%) Regularly assesses patient's/client's needs and provides skilled nursing services as prescribed by the physician authorized plan of care, and accepted standards of nursing practice.
• (20%) Provides direct resident care including medication administration, treatments, call lights, assisting with transfers, responding to alarms, etc.
• (20%) Evaluates effectiveness of treatment plan and makes suggestions or participates in updating/revising the treatment plan in collaboration with other team members, utilizing current information to improve patient care.
• (10%) Processes physician/provider orders and performs physician ordered care accurately, completely and in a timely manner. (10%) Follows up regarding medication changes and order clarifications as requested.

• Credential: BLS:
  Basic Life Support
  Equivalent
  
  Experience:
  
  Within 1 month of hire or transfer
  Qualification Source: AHA
  Essential: true
• Credential: NRP:
  Neonatal Resuscitation
  Equivalent
  
  Experience:
  
  NRP required within 12 months of hire or transfer to position.
  Essential: true
• Credential: RN:
  Registered Nurse
  Qualification Source: MI
  Essential: true
• Credential: TEAM ADVANCED:
  Techniques for Effective Aggression Management
  Equivalent
  
  Experience:
  
  Within 6 months of hire or transfer (Employees who are in this position on or before 12/31/2023 will have 24 months to complete this certification)
  Essential: true
• Credential: ACLS:
  Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  Equivalent
  
  Experience:
  
  Required within 12 months of hire or transfer. Effective 5/8/24, current employees will have 12 months to obtain the certification.
  Essential: true

• Education: Associates Degree in Nursing required.
• Equivalent
  
  Experience:
  
  Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Education Specialization: NRG
• Essential: true

• Demonstrates the ability to interpret information and reports pertinent data to the physician, including pertinent clinical information.
• Assess learning needs considering readiness, ability, preferences, and cultural / spiritual variables.
• Provide education to meet the individual needs and ability to learn.
• Participates in care conferences as assigned.
• Develops and maintains good working rapport with interdisciplinary personnel to meet the needs of each patient.
• Coordinates care provided by patient care technicians.
• Demonstrates the ability to organize and prioritize the needs of groups of patients or an individual patient.
• Demonstrates a general ability to manage assignments and perform routine duties on the unit.
• Instructs other team members when appropriate, explaining goals and rationale for individualized care.
• Implements clinical and technical aspects of care in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates understanding of clinical pathways and utilizes appropriately.
• Remains calm and efficient when working in stressful situations.
• Documents in an accurate, clear, and concise way and includes pertinent clinical data.
• Shares information and reports significant changes and/or abnormal findings to appropriate team members.
• Participates in regulatory surveys.
• Participates in the performance improvement activities.
• Assists with orientation and ongoing competencies.
• Provides a safe and secure environment for patient care.
• Attend and participate in professional association activities and programs to assure being current on regulations, guidelines, and professional standards.
• Remain current on new developments by reading professional journals, and attending seminars.
• Demonstrates understanding of role in emergency preparedness procedures.
• Obtains prenatal history (prenatal Labor and Delivery (L&D) records) and antenatal care, gathering data and identifying risk factors.
• Performs physical assessment.
• Performs Loepold's maneuvers for fetal position.
• Assesses fetal heart rate and identifies maternal-fetal risk factors.
• Palpates uterus to assess frequency, length, and quality of contractions.
• Distinguishes, reports and records normal and abnormal conditions.
• Identifies…