Antepartum / Postpartum RN Full Time 7p-7:30a - New Grad Welcome to Apply

Frederick Health•Frederick, MD

10h•Onsite

About The Position

Seeking a Registered Nurse for the Family Center, a 27-bed unit specializing in couplet care, newborn assessment services, and antepartum patient services. This is a full-time night shift position, working 72 hours bi-weekly (three shifts each week) from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, with holiday rotation, weekend, and on-call requirements. The RN independently provides patient care using the nursing process, performs leadership and teaching duties, and supports continuous quality improvement activities. The role involves assessing biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational, and discharge planning needs of patients, identifying and prioritizing treatment, and accurately documenting and communicating changes. Responsibilities also include ensuring an effective plan of care, implementing nursing interventions, evaluating care, providing patient/family education, and demonstrating professional expectations and leadership qualities.

Requirements

Eligible for or currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in State of Maryland or compact state
Associates degree in Nursing required
BLS certification is required
NRP certification required upon hire or within 90 days of employment
C-EFM certification required upon hire or within 1 year of employment

Nice To Haves

Bachelors of Science in Nursing preferred or willing to obtain within 5 years of employment

Responsibilities

Assesses the biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational and discharge planning of patients according to nursing standards.
Uses knowledge and experience in identifying patient needs and prioritizing treatment.
Recognizes and accurately documents and communicates subtle changes in patient assessment.
Provides initial assessment and reassessments according to current organizational and department standards for Assessment of Patients and Nursing Assessment and documents according to policy.
Anticipates potential changes in patient’s condition and responds appropriately.
Anticipates needs based on assessment findings and proposed procedure or course of care.
Ensures an effective plan of care for assigned patients based upon the standards for planning and providing care.
Initiates individualized plan of care using nursing diagnosis based on identified patient needs and includes all available resources, e.g., family, caregivers, other disciplines and community agencies.
Efficiently organizes and prioritizes patient care and seeks assistance when necessary in order to meet the needs of individual patients.
Actively participates in development of standards of care according to departmental, organizational, professional or regulatory standards.
Implements plan of care in compliance with hospital and nursing policies in accordance with all appropriate standards.
Completely and accurately implements and documents nursing interventions and patient response.
Communicates pertinent information to patient and members of the health care team in a concise and timely manner utilizing an interdisciplinary approach.
Assures that the patient/family are updated regarding the status of the patient and any changes in the patient or plan of care as they evolve.
Demonstrates flexibility in giving and receiving patient assignments on the department and hospital-wide based on skill mix of the staff available and patient care demands.
Evaluates nursing care, which includes tools and equipment related to patient care.
Reviews, evaluates and documents effectiveness of interventions, making modifications as needed on the plan of care.
Evaluates new and existing equipment, policies, procedures and programs.
Anticipates patient’s response to interventions and collaborates with patient/family and health care team to revise treatment plan accordingly.
Identifies variances from expected outcomes and makes appropriate recommendations.
Provides patient/family education, assessing current knowledge, barriers to learning, readiness, willingness, ability to learn, and cultural/religious/financial/patient preference implications.
Identifies learning needs and establishes goals using standardized or individualized teaching plans.
Implements the education plan through direct, interactive teaching with additional use of teaching aids and materials as appropriate.
Evaluates effectiveness of teaching and communicates patient/family progress toward learning goals and need for follow-up to other nurses and health care disciplines.
Integrates discharge planning and referral into the teaching process and documents teaching per policy.
Independently offers support to less experienced staff to aid in patient/family teaching.
Incorporates suggestions for self-development and/or performance into daily practice.
Meets all requirements of clinical ladder level.
Actively engages in department efforts to promote retention of staff and provide for a high level of employee morale.
Utilizes supplies, equipment, and technology to ensure quality of patient care.
Floats to other nursing units in the hospital as requested.
Consistently utilizes communication style that sets department tone for positive professional behavior.
Promotes meaningful focused communication between all members of the healthcare team as appropriate.
Encourages professional interactions between ancillary healthcare givers, including physicians.
Demonstrates effective delegation skills as they pertain to nursing staff in the delivery of safe nursing care and communication to peers.
Demonstrates effective precepting and mentoring skills for RN’s and ancillary staff.
Adheres to program policies and participates in effective department orientation.
Reviews Quality Assurance report/data for accuracy and completeness according to departmental standards.
Contributes to the evaluation/auditing process for CNA’s, Technicians, and peers, etc.
Completes all Hospital wide and Department specific competencies.

Benefits

Comprehensive and affordable benefits package
Health insurance offered the 1st of the month after 30 days of employment to all employees hired to work at least 20 hours per week
Dental insurance offered the 1st of the month after 30 days of employment to all employees hired to work at least 20 hours per week
Vision insurance offered the 1st of the month after 30 days of employment to all employees hired to work at least 20 hours per week
Life insurance (employer paid for eligible employees)
Short-Term Income Replacement (employer paid for eligible employees)
Long-Term Disability (employer paid for eligible employees)
Robust Paid Time Off program for eligible employees
403B retirement plan with an employer match to eligible employees
Free financial planning sessions
Educational assistance program to support your education goals
Employer paid Employee Assistance Program