Clinical Nurse – Labor & Delivery

Clinical Nurse – Labor & Delivery

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree Nursing
• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) – Single State – State Board of Nursing
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) – American Heart Association (AHA)

Responsibilities

• Collects and assesses initial and on-going 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.
• Demonstrates 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.
• Demonstrates knowledge of anesthetic drugs, actions, and side effects. Demonstrates ability to adequately assess and reassess pain. Utilizes 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. Provide teaching and evaluate effectiveness of teaching.
• Delegates to non-RN personnel in accordance with State Board of Nursing and hospital policy.
• Effectively uses time, personnel, equipment and supplies to provide high quality, cost effective patient care.
• Manages resources and patient flow through matching nursing competencies with individualized patient’s and unit needs.
• Uses 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.
• Precepts/mentors new staff or nursing students as needed.
• Seeks out learning opportunities and continuing education. Seeks experiences that reflect current practice in order to maintain skills and competence in clinical practice or role performance.
• Use current healthcare research findings and other evidence to expand clinical knowledge, enhance role performance, and increase knowledge of professional issues.
• Maintains professional records that provide evidence of competency and lifelong learning.
• Adapts to rapidly changing technology as evidenced by competency in technology and equipment used in the patient care setting.
• Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records. Document ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes in accurate, timely manner. Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
• Utilizes initiative; strives to maintain a steady level of productivity; self motivated. Organizes and manages activities reflecting due consideration for the needs of the department and staff.

Preferred Qualifications

• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) – Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) – Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) – American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
• Fetal Heart Monitor (AWHONN, ETC.) – Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
• PALS – Pediatric Advanced Life Support – American Heart Association (AHA)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – American Heart Association (AHA)