RN, Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery - PRN

RN, Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery - PRN at Christus Health summary:
The Registered Nurse (RN) in Labor and Delivery provides independent, competent nursing care including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation for mothers and newborns. They manage complex clinical situations, make appropriate assignments, and offer patient and family education in accordance with professional nursing standards. The role requires specific certifications and experience in perinatal care, with a focus on safety and quality within a hospital setting.
Description

Summary:

The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – San Marcos, which originated in 1923 as Hays County Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Memorial Hospital, opened at its current Wonder World Drive location in 1983. Our staff of more than 700 Associates works with more than 300 active and consulting physicians to provide quality services to patients and their families. For more than 20 consecutive years, we have been named The Best Hospital in Hays County in the annual “Best of Hays” publication released by the San Marcos Daily Record.

In addition to interventional cardiac services, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – San Marcos is a Certified Chest Pain Center and an accredited Primary Stroke Center. We lead the region in da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery and offers a variety of specialty care services including medical imaging, rehabilitation, hospice, women’s services and more.
Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS

Competencies:

Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.

• Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.

• Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.

• Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.

• Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.

• Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
Experience

• 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• BLS required

• RN License in state of employment or compact

Position Requirements :
Education/Skills

• All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.

• New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and initial on-boarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and a Perinatal Services-specific competency validation.

• Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.
Experience

• Perinatal RN Residency, or recently practicing in a Perinatal Setting is preferred.
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• Current certification required from one of the following: AWHONN Intermediate FHM, AWHONN Intermediate FHM Instructor, AWHONN Advanced FHM Instructor, AWHONN Instructor Trainer, or NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM)

• Current NRP certification required

• Current ACLS certification required
In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.
Credential Grace Periods:
If additional credentials are required…