Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery - Nights

Registered Nurse – Labor and Delivery

Full-Time

Registered Nurse candidates for the Labor and Delivery Department will have the following job responsibilities:

• Performs and documents basic admission, initial assessment at regular intervals per department procedures and guidelines and according to patient condition.
• Recognizes basic abnormal findings during ongoing assessment and seeks appropriate assistance.
• Identifies signs and symptoms of patients with similar diagnosis based on standards of care with assistance.
• Utilizes resources to identify, prioritize, and document patient problems, needs or diagnosis by analysis of subjective and objective data.
• Documents and implements plan of care based on assessment according to standards, assists with revision as needed.
• Communicates plan of care and desired outcomes to the patient, family, and other members for the care team.
• Recognizes the importance of cost containment in delivery of patient care.
• Implements physician orders in accordance with the nurse policies and Nurse Practice Act
• Administers and documents medication and therapies according to established policy and procedure
• Organizes time and workload on patient care priorities with assistance.

Registered Nurse candidates for the Labor and Delivery Department must meet the following minimum job qualifications:

• Required:
  
  Degree from an Accredited School of Nursing
• Preferred:
  Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Preferred:
  Specialty certification

• Required:
  
  One year of recent Labor & Delivery experience or currently oriented and can provide care independently within the department.

• Required:
  
  Washington State Registered Nurse License or current MLS
• Required Upon Hire:
  Basic Life Support
• Required:
  
  ACLS within six months of hire.
• NRP within six months of hire or transfer date. If this is a training position Fetal Heart Surveillance Course is required within 1 year of hire.

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