Labor and Delivery RN

The University of Kansas Health System•Great Bend, KS

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the nursing department's management, the RN assumes the responsibility for the nursing processes of assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation needed to deliver safe, evidence based care within their scope of practice. This role involves providing care to acutely and critically ill patients, in a highly technical and ongoing monitoring environment. The RN will perform airway management, identify physical symptom changes and provide appropriate treatment, and demonstrate established techniques of safe administration of medications and parenteral fluids. They will develop and implement patient plans of care, observe outcomes, and demonstrate competency in various therapeutic/diagnostic interventions. The RN will promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect patient health, safety, and rights, and provide patient/family education. They will delegate to non-RN personnel, effectively use time, personnel, equipment, and supplies for high quality, cost-effective patient care, and manage resources and patient flow. The RN will use standards of care, hospital policies/procedures, and regulatory guidelines to guide practice, and function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams. They may also precept/mentor new staff or nursing students. The role requires seeking out learning opportunities, continuing education, and experiences that reflect current practice to maintain skills and competence. The RN will use current healthcare research findings to enhance clinical knowledge and role performance, maintain professional records, and adapt to rapidly changing technology. Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records, including ongoing status, interventions, patient response, and outcomes, is essential. The RN will use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making. They are expected to utilize initiative, maintain a steady level of productivity, be self-motivated, and organize and manage activities reflecting due consideration for the needs of the department and staff.

Requirements

Associate Degree Nursing from an accredited college or university.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 180 Days
Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing in the State of Kansas.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Knowledge of general nursing theory and practice required.
Knowledge of principles, methods and techniques involved in performing general nursing services and adapting or modifying standards of nursing practices for care of specific medical cases.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor Degree Nursing from an accredited college or university.
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) within 180 Days
Fetal Heart Monitor (AWHONN, ETC.) - Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) within 1 Year
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) Required for placement in Labor & Delivery, Emergency Department, Pre-op/PACU, Pain Clinic units

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.
Assesses patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data.
Evaluates patient’s response and intervenes to ensure optimal patient outcome.
Performs airway management.
Identifies physical symptoms changes and provides appropriate treatment.
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.
Demonstrates 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.
Demonstrates applied knowledge base in areas of medical/ surgical patient care, pain assessment and actions of pharmaceuticals and anesthetic agents, laboratory values, safety and legal issues and all emergency equipment.
Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department as outlines in the unit orientation checklist.
Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychologic and cognitive status.
Formulates a goal directed plan of care, which is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.
Implements care in a knowledgeable, skilled, consistent manner in reaching the desired patient outcomes through nursing processes.
Establish priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available center resources of time, personnel, equipment and supplies.
Coordinates care delivery and education through collaboration with patient, family and all health care team providers to ensure safe, effective and quality patient care.
Performs documentation on the floor and in the patient record, in a timely, accurate and concise manner.
Reviews and carries out physician orders in an appropriate professional manner.
Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons and documenting events.
Follows organizational policies & procedures in providing safe patient care.
Attends all mandatory in services and participates in staff meetings.
Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.