Per Diem Nurse-Women's Health

57.99 - 57.99 USD per hour

Posted a week ago

POSITION STATUS :FTE: 30% | Temporary

SALARY RANGE :BU79 |

SALARY RATE: $61.52 (Hourly) based on the FTE

JOB DUTIES :

The Women’s Health Services is concerned with all phases of nursing care involving prenatal, delivery, and the postpartum care; provides education in women’s health issues such as lactation and birthing education. After cross-training to the OR, OB nurses can scrub and/or circulate for repeat C-sections, if the census allows.

The Per Diem Nurse coordinates nursing care for patients, participates in patient and family teaching and provides leadership by working cooperatively with other staff and departments in maintaining standards of nursing care; follows established policies, procedures or specific instructions. This position may be required to work shifts, weekends, and holidays.

This position reports to the Registered Professional Nurse VI, position number 56954.

• Maintains standards of nursing care.
• Implements policies and procedures of the organization and the nursing department.
• Assesses patients’ condition (physical and psychosocial); prioritizes needs; and sets goals, and nursing actions to meet those needs, which includes, discharge teaching.
• Develops and implements plan of care appropriately based on assessment data and is age specific.
• Reports and records pertinent observations and reactions to care rendered.
• Administers medications and treatment to assigned patients.
• Assists with specific tests and procedures as needed.
• Assures that equipment is always maintained and available for use.
• Assists team members in giving care to patients.
• Coordinates nursing care of patients when scheduled for procedures by other departments.
• Utilizes teaching opportunities with patient and other significant individuals.
• Assists with/or institutes emergency measures for sudden adverse occurrences in patients.
• Maintains clean, safe and well supplied environment for patient and staff.
• On regular, sustained basis, cooperates with other staff members both inside and outside the Nursing department in accomplishing own job duties as well as assisting others in accomplishing theirs; serves as team player and role model for other employees in the organization always exhibiting traits of courtesy, caring, helpfulness and respect; conducts oneself in service-oriented manner that is attentive, pleasant, cooperative, sensitive, respectful and kind when dealing with team members, visitors, public and all employees.

• Obtains initial nursing assessment.
  • Completes and documents initial nursing assessment.
  • Performs assessment which includes:
    • Complete vital signs: BP, TPR
    • Nurse’s Signature
    • Time of assessment
    • History of recent complaint
    • Brief medical history
    • Complete list of medication and doses
    • Allergies
    • Other pertinent assessment facts such as Estimated Date of Confinement (EDC), weight, etc.
• Observes and assesses patients on an ongoing basis throughout the patients stay.
  • Assess patient's physical and psychological state as well his or her responses to treatments.
  • Assess and reflects condition of patient accurately.
  • Assess when appropriate reflecting nurse’s degree of knowledge, i.e. thought process and cognitive function.
  • Documents assessments.
• Assesses and documents patient knowledge and understanding of their treatment.
  • Documents teaching provided.
  • Documents written instruction given
  • Documents when teaching resource is contacted and provides written instructions to patient to assure follow through.
  • Demonstrates awareness of facility and community resources and initiates referrals when needed and appropriate; documents referrals.
• Provides report to the oncoming shift, and other members of the…