Mother​/Baby Registered Nurse - Supplemental Tier C

Position: Mother/Baby Registered Nurse 2 - Supplemental Tier C 7a-7p
## Mother/Baby Registered Nurse 2 - Supplemental Tier C 7a-7pApplylocations:
GBMC Hospital time type:
Part time posted on:
Posted 2 Days Agojob requisition :
JR107072

Under general supervision, provides direct patient care to assigned patients.
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* Education:

** Associate Degree from an accredited School of Nursing required.
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* Experience:

** Two year Registered Nurse experience required in the specific specialty area or LPN experience at GBMC with director approval.
** Licensures/

Certifications:

*** Current registration with the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Nurses as a Registered Nurse.
* Current Healthcare Provider BLS certification from an affiliated American Heart Association training site
* Additional Certifications (i.e. ALS, PALS, NRP) are required upon hire for specialty areas
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* Skills:

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* • Proficiency in developing nursing plan of care, implementing effective nursing care, and evaluating outcome of nursing intervention.  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.  
• Effective planning and organizational skills in order to effectively manage multiple priorities simultaneously  
• Strong analytical skills  
• Effective skills in use of computer programs  
• Demonstrates skill in patient experience and service recovery
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* Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

** Utilization of Nursing Process  

A. Assessment.  
• Compiles database and formulates nursing diagnosis.  
• Utilizes physical assessment and interviewing techniques.  
• Anticipates need for intervention by other disciplines.  
• Determines priorities for patient care needs or problems.  
• Reassesses the patient as indicated by changes in condition and/ or response to treatment(s)
B. Planning.  
• Initiates and updates a written nursing plan of care for patients by incorporating scientific and psychosocial principles that support the nursing diagnosis.  
• Incorporates information obtained from nursing care planning conferences into written nursing plan of care.  
• Coordinates patient, family, significant other, and health team members in the planning of hospital and post-discharge care.

C. Implementation.  
• Performs clinical nursing skills independently.  
• Administers medications, IV therapy and treatments appropriately and accurately.  
• Initiates appropriate emergency procedures as necessary.  
• Appropriately delegates and coordinates the duties of ancillary personnel.  
• Communicates the patient's status and plan of care through written documentation in the patient's medical record.  
• Verbally communicates the patient's status to physicians, nurses and other health care professionals.  
• Communicates in a therapeutic manner with the patient, family and visitors.  
• Applies teaching/learning principles in education of patient and family.

D. Patient Care Coordination  
• Manages daily patient assignment by appropriately setting priorities.  
• Delegates responsibility appropriately and monitors the nursing care delivered to patients by ancillary personnel.  
• Coordinates patient activities with other disciplines.

E. Teaching and Quality Improvement
• Develops, documents and implements Patient Teaching and Discharge Planning Record.
• Participates in established patient, family, staff and/or student education program.
• Participates in clinical monitoring at the unit level.  Identifies unit, staff and patient care problems.
• Takes action or refers problems to appropriate resources when indicated.

F. Professional Excellence Model
• May participate in activities of the RN 3 with the exception of serving as a facilitator for the Nurse Residency Program
• If competent, serve as a charge RN and monitor productivity/patient flow
• If competent, precept new staff
** Physical Requirements
*** Ability to stand and walk almost constantly up to 90% of work time and lifting and positioning patients up to 50% of work time.
* Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail and often in stressful situations.
** Working Conditions
*** Normal patient care environment with possible exposure to excessive noise, dust, temperature.
* Exposed to adverse working conditions due to performance of patient care activities and exposure to communicable diseases.
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