Registered Nurse, Antepartum/Postpartum- Per diem, Rotating

Beth Israel Lahey Health

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Antepartum/Postpartum Unit at BIDMC provides comprehensive inpatient care for antepartum and postpartum patients and their newborns. The unit consists of 62 private patient rooms across three units on two floors, designed to support safe, high-quality, family-centered care, including postpartum and antepartum services supported by a shared Level 1 newborn nursery divided into two functional areas. Nursing staff function as one integrated team supporting all three units. Registered Nurses are oriented to and expected to practice across antepartum, postpartum, and newborn care areas, promoting continuity of care and interdisciplinary collaboration. Cardiac telemetry monitoring is available as clinically indicated on two of the three units. Centralized fetal monitoring systems are located on the antepartum unit and one postpartum unit linked to Labor and Delivery. This role offers the opportunity to care for a diverse patient population while developing skills across the perinatal continuum within a collaborative academic medical center.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program required.
1-3 years related work experience required.
License Registered Nurse required.
American Heart Association – Basic Life support Certificate required.
Ability to make decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation.
Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge and skills based on general precedents.
Ability to follow precedents and procedures.
May set priorities and organize work within general guidelines.
Seeks assistance when confronted with difficult and/or unpredictable situations.
Work progress is monitored by supervisor/manager.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.
Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.
Ability to act as a team leader for small projects or work groups, creating a collaborative and respectful team environment and improving workflows.
Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving.
Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
Competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Neonatal:Birth to 6 months, Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 - over.

Nice To Haves

Baccalaureate degree in Nursing strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides direct care to patients and makes necessary nursing judgments.
Responsible for systematically assessing the health care needs of individuals or groups and for the formulation of a care plan, its implementation and evaluation.
Demonstrates the ability for decision making by integrating theoretical knowledge with practical experience in caring for patients.
Coordinates the care of patients and directs assistive personnel in order to provide safe, effective, efficient, equitable and timely, patient-centered care.
Demonstrates awareness of environmental forces on health care of patients and their families.
Demonstrates the ability to identify resources necessary to implement the plan of care.
Works in a collegial and collaborative relationship with other health professionals to determine healthcare needs of patients and families.
Develops relationships with patients and families that maintain and communicate trust and respect.
Communicates effectively in the exchange of information.
Demonstrate the ability to act as a patient advocate.
Maintains annual mandatory education requirements, which include emergency skills and unit based competencies.
Identifies needs for continued growth and development in conjunction with the unit based educator or clinical nurse specialist.
Participates in activities that contribute to professional development of self
May participate in quality improvement activities.
Demonstrates a commitment to patients, staff, and to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
The individual nursing practice reflects the goals of the Medical Center.
Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own nursing practice and patient safety