RN - L&D

Profession: RN

Specialty: Family Birth Center

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Night

Hours per Shift: 12.5

Experience: No previous experience required, but previous clinical experience is desired.

License: Current RN license in the State of Oregon.

Certifications: BLS - required, NRP - required

Must-Have:

ACLS and NRP within 6 months of hire.

EFM once trained in Labor and Delivery.

Description:

Provides direct and indirect patient care in the Family Birth Center setting.

Communicates with Physicians, Nurse Manager, and Co-workers about changes in patient clinical conditions.

Responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition or treatment response.

Responsible for initiating the computerized Plan of Care on admission.

Able to perform general nursing duties in various departments with adequate supervision.

Performs a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another without loss of efficiency or composure.

Accepts responsibility for the direction, control, and planning of activities.

Makes evaluations and decisions based on measurable or verifiable criteria.

Works independently.

Recognizes the rights and responsibilities of patient confidentiality.

Conveys empathy and compassion to those experiencing pain, grief, or trauma.

Relates to others in a manner that creates a sense of teamwork and cooperation.

Communicates effectively and therapeutically with people from diverse backgrounds.

Incorporates guest relations in daily activities.

Ability to provide care for patients' age-specific, cultural, physical, and psychosocial well-being.

Supports the hospital mission, vision, values, policies, and procedures.

Participates in required education as applicable to position.

Agency nurses may be floated to other departments where they are qualified to perform patient care before core staff is floated.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

The physical and sensory functions are essential for successful performance.

Sufficient auditory ability to detect and respond to various sounds, including patient alarms and verbal communication is required.

Clear and effective communication is essential for interaction with patients, families, and healthcare team members.

Visual acuity is necessary for observing patient conditions and reading documentation.

Tactile perception is important for assessing physical characteristics during patient care.

Motor coordination is required for using medical equipment and performing procedures.

May involve occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling when assisting patients.

Walking and standing are continuous throughout the shift.

Ability to lift to 50 pounds independently and frequent pushing, pulling, carrying, or repositioning of objects or patients is necessary.

There may be occasional lifting or transferring of individuals weighing over 100 pounds, following appropriate techniques or assistance.

Work is performed primarily in an indoor healthcare environment.

The setting may be subject to variable indoor temperatures and exposure to infectious diseases.

Must follow appropriate safety protocols and utilize personal protective equipment as required.

The healthcare environment can be fast-paced and unpredictable, requiring quick responses to changing circumstances.

Involves multiple simultaneous demands and varying levels of noise due to medical equipment and patient needs.