Clinical Nurse, Labor & Delivery

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Position Summary / Career Interest: Under the supervision of the nursing department’s management, the RN assumes the responsibility for the nursing processes of assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation needed to deliver safe, evidence based care within their scope of practice.

• Collects and assesses initial and ongoing data about the health status of the patient.
• Initiates and/or revises an individualized plan of care that includes immediate and long-term outcomes for the patient/family and reflects the plan of the entire health care team.
• Carries out interventions safely and in compliance with policy to facilitate achievement of expected outcomes.
• Evaluates patient response to intervention/therapy based upon expected outcomes.
• Provides patient education by explaining procedures, medications and giving instructions at a level the patient can understand.
• Addresses patient’s questions and concerns.
• Verifies patient informed consent when indicated.
• Documents and communicates all required components of patient care.
• Provides care to acutely and critically ill patients, in a highly technical and ongoing monitoring environment.
• Pre Op/PACU Care:
  • Assess patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data.
  • Evaluate patient’s response and intervene to ensure optimal patient outcome.
  • Perform airway management.
  • Identify physical symptoms changes and provide appropriate treatment.
  • Demonstrate established techniques of safe administration of medications and parenteral fluids according to hospital policies and procedures.
  • Develop and implement patient plan of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
  • Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions including but not limited to IV’s, incision/wound care, medication administration, catheterization and specimen collections.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of anesthetic drugs, actions, and side effects.
  • Demonstrate ability to adequately assess and reassess pain.
  • Use appropriate pain management techniques.
  • Promote, advocate and collaborate to protect the health and safety and rights of each patient.
  • Provide patient/family education through assessment of patient/family learning readiness, needs, and ability.
  • Delegate to non-RN personnel in accordance with State Board of Nursing and hospital policy.
  • Use time, personnel, equipment, and supplies to provide high quality, cost effective patient care.
  • Manage resources and patient flow through matching nursing competencies with individualized patient’s and unit needs.
  • Use standards of care, hospital policies/procedures and regulatory guidelines to guide practice.
  • Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.
  • Precept/mentor new staff or nursing students as needed.
  • Seek out learning opportunities and continuing education.
  • Use current healthcare research findings and other evidence to expand clinical knowledge, enhance role performance, and increase knowledge of professional issues.
  • Maintain professional records that provide evidence of competency and lifelong learning.
  • Adapt to rapidly changing technology as evidenced by competency in technology and equipment used in the patient care setting.
  • Maintain confidential patient charts and records; document ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes in accurate, timely manner.
  • Use information technology to…