RN, Healthcare Nursing, RN Nurse

** Description*
* Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

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** Entity:
Penn Medicine Doylestown Health*
* ** Department: LDRP*
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* Location:

595 West State Street, Doylestown Pa 18901*
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* Hours:

Full Time Nights*
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* Job Summary:

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* To provide professional nursing care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act, to collaborate with the physician's medical plan, and to execute the objectives and the policies of the hospital. To provide standard of care services to childbearing women and their well babies.

** Accountabilities** :

- 1. Assesses, plans, implements, documents, coordinates, and manages patient care according to department and hospital standards and considering age-specific accommodations.

- a. Utilizes the nursing process for all patients assigned to his/her care:

◦ Completes admission assessment according to unit standards

◦ Performs and documents ongoing assessment of patients according to department standards

◦ Recognizes and obeys EMTALA laws in the delivery of care to the pregnant women

◦ Continually reassesses patients for changes in their condition that may signal the onset of a pregnancy related problem

- b. Maintains a computerized, evolving plan of care based on nursing assessment, the medical plan of care and patient need. The plan is initiated according to department standards.

- c. Provides patient care, which demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of normal physiology and disease pathophysiology of the pregnant and postpartum woman and the newborn. Appropriate nursing and medical interventions and knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the lifespan.

- d. Implements patient plan of care based on evidence-based practice.

- e. Documents patient response to treatment and effectiveness of care.

- f. Provides teaching and discharge planning based on assessment of self-care knowledge/ability on an ongoing basis.

- g. Ensures appropriate completion of chart and other documentation including transcription of physician orders and computer entry.

- h. Ensures that unapproved abbreviations are not used when documenting on patient's medical record.

- i. Demonstrates appropriate skill in utilization of the computer for automated order entry, data retrieval, and medication administration, nursing care planning and intervention and interdepartmental communication as determined by defined access levels.

- j. Implements nursing/physician orders that result in achievement of patient, nursing, and physician goals. Evaluates, revises, and improves patient care using creative strategies, current research findings, and consideration of age-specific accommodations.

- k. Appropriately assigns all Associates under his/her supervision according to their skill level.

- l. Demonstrates initiative and self-direction in completion of assigned responsibilities in accordance with department needs.

- m. All nurses to be crossed trained to two areas within the department.

- n. Performs selected therapeutic interventions and diagnostic procedures according to department standards as ordered to include but not limited to:

- - Delivery Nurse

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· Electronic Fetal Monitoring application, use, and interpretation

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· Cervical exams

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· Medication administration

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· Point of care testing (Accu-check, nitrazine)

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· Initiation and maintenance of oxygen therapy

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· Specimen collection utilizing mobile lab when appropriate

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· Phlebotomy (venipuncture, capillary)

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· Peripheral IV insertion and therapy

- - Mother Baby Nurse

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· Care for mother and newborn dyads

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· Medication Administration

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· Point of care testing (Accu-check, heal sticks, PKU)

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· Initiation and maintenance of oxygen therapy

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· Specimen collection…