Clinical Nurse II - NBMC L&D (Per Diem, Day)
About The Position
As a Registered Nurse on Northbay Health’s Labor & Delivery Unit, the Clinical Nurse II provides safe, effective, quality nursing care in accordance with Jean Watson’s Theory of Caring, Relationship Based Care, and Northbay’s professional nursing practice model. The nurse assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care for assigned patients, and uses therapeutic professional relationships with patients and families, along with collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, to promote, maintain, and restore health. RNs in the Patient Care Services Department are required to wear Graphite (Dark Gray) scrubs in accordance with the professional appearance policy.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited school of professional registered nursing; a BSN is required for Clinical Nurse II.
- Hold a valid, current, unencumbered California RN license.
- Hold a current AHA or AHA-equivalent BLS certification.
- Obtain ACLS within one year of hire.
- Complete the Neonatal Resuscitation Provider Course within four months of hire.
- Have six months of acute care experience or six months of same-day surgical experience.
- Demonstrate skills including advanced patient assessment, particularly labor assessments; vaginal examinations; safe medication utilization; electronic fetal monitoring interpretation; antepartum care; newborn assessment during the transition period; and surgical skills such as circulating and OB surgical recovery.
- Become competent to circulate within six months of hire.
- Become competent to perform OB surgical recovery within three to six months of hire, depending on previous experience.
- Wear Graphite (Dark Gray) scrubs in accordance with the professional appearance policy.
Nice To Haves
- One year of Labor & Delivery RN experience is highly preferred.
- National nursing certification is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for assigned patients.
- Provide safe, effective, quality nursing care to Labor & Delivery patients.
- Establish therapeutic professional relationships with patients and their families.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to promote, maintain, and restore patient health.
- Develop competence to circulate and perform OB surgical recovery within the stated timelines.
- Attend a four-hour Lactation Class within six months of hire and spend four hours with a Lactation Specialist during initial orientation.
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Career Level
Mid Level
