Labor and Delivery RN
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides compassionate, high-quality, individualized nursing care to support patient well-being and recovery. The role involves assessing patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral and emotional, developmental, and spiritual needs; gathering relevant information; planning and implementing care; performing skilled procedures; and evaluating outcomes. The RN administers and documents medications as ordered and in accordance with hospital policy, documents care and patient status using the nursing process, and receives and ensures the appropriateness, accuracy, timeliness, and execution of physician orders. The RN also prepares patients for discharge and helps coordinate post-discharge needs. The nurse collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes, communicates effectively with patients from diverse populations, and demonstrates knowledge of the populations served. The role requires adherence to department and hospital policies, safety and risk-management practices, and regulatory standards, along with maintaining professional competence and meeting mandatory requirements.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
- Registered Nurse license in Washington.
- Basic Life Support (CPR) certification.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification within 6 months.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
- One year of related work experience in an acute care setting.
- Previous recent Labor and Delivery experience.
- One to two years of Medical-Surgical experience, or new graduate completion of a senior practicum in Labor and Delivery, Mother/Baby, or a nursery.
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring.
Responsibilities
- Follow department and hospital policies and procedures, including safety, risk-management, and regulatory standards, and stay current on relevant trends, developments, and regulatory requirements.
- Administer, oversee, and document medications as ordered by healthcare practitioners and in accordance with hospital policy.
- Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral and emotional, developmental, and spiritual needs; gather relevant care data; plan and provide nursing care; implement interventions; and evaluate outcomes.
- Provide holistic, comprehensive, professional nursing care within the scope of practice.
- Prepare patients for discharge and assist with coordinating post-discharge needs.
- Use available communication tools and materials effectively and account for how patients’ cultures may affect communication, collaboration, and care.
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills appropriate to the department’s patient populations.
- Maintain competent professional practice, pursue professional growth, and meet deadlines for mandatory requirements.
- Document care and patient status using the nursing process and FHS standards of care, including changes in condition, responses to interventions, and reassessments.
- Receive physician orders and ensure their appropriateness, accuracy, timeliness, and execution.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
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