RN II-L&D (Mandatory Call), Per Diem, Day Shift (CNA)

Adventist Health•San Luis Obispo, CA

2d•$52 - $84•Onsite

About The Position

The Labor and Delivery Nurse plans and provides nursing care to patients and their families during the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods, including emergency situations and circulating for C-sections. The nurse supervises and delegates care to ancillary personnel in accordance with their scope of practice. This position is represented by CNA.

Requirements

Associate degree or equivalent.
Two years of Labor and Delivery experience.
Current RN license in the state of practice.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy.
Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Course.
Facility-specific certification: AHA-ACLS or ARC-ALS.
Facility-specific certification: AHA-NRP or ARC-NALS.
Department-specific Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM) or Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) certification.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Perform physical and psychosocial assessments that consider the patient's age, cultural differences, and support needs for fetal demise.
Initiate a multidisciplinary, goal-oriented care plan in collaboration with the health care team and provide care based on that plan.
Use appropriate clinical judgment in perinatal emergencies, including crash C-sections, precipitous delivery, and shoulder dystocia.
Assess fetal and maternal well-being, amniotic fluid status, and vaginal bleeding during labor, and recognize and manage abnormalities.
Manage pain control for laboring patients and implement alternative pain-control methods when appropriate.
Assist with epidural catheter placement and monitor fetal and maternal status during placement and after medication administration.
Educate patients and families throughout the perinatal and postpartum periods using methods appropriate to age, condition, culture, and learning readiness.
Complete legible, accurate, and timely documentation of nursing care, including patient responses to medications, treatments, and procedures.
Perform unit-specific safety and quality control checks, including shift and 24-hour physician order checks, telephone/verbal order read-backs, crash cart checks, and urine quality control.
Supervise and delegate care responsibilities to ancillary personnel within their scope of practice.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.