Registered Nurse - Family Birthing Services - Night

WellSpan Health•Chambersburg, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a Registered Nurse position in the Family Birthing Services department, working on a 14-bed LDRP (Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum) unit. The unit handles approximately 1,800 births annually and is supported by a Level II NICU and Lactation Consultants. The role offers professional growth opportunities through a Clinical Ladder Program and an RN Fellowship Program for nurses new to OB or graduate nurses. This is a full-time position requiring 72 hours biweekly, with a night shift schedule of 7pm-7am (12-hour shifts). The nurse will be eligible for shift and weekend differentials. The Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for implementing, directing, and coordinating patient care through the nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. This includes recognizing and treating the physical and psychosocial changes unique to the age/population group served on the specific unit.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required
Evidence of participation in educational programs to update and maintain current knowledge and clinical skills.
Experience applying customer service behaviors and communication skills required.
Eligible for or currently licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse in Pennsylvania.
CPR certification required.
NRP and Fetal Monitoring education required for Family Birthing Services within one year from start date.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
Previous nursing experience in specialty area preferred.
Certification in specialty preferred.
ACLS required for Family Birthing Services or achieved within one year of start date.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates safe medication practice.
Maintains a professional image that reflects the employee’s role in health care, with confidence and a positive impression.
Completes chart check to ensure no missed orders.
Accurately transcribes physician’s orders.
Demonstrates therapeutic communication skills.
Demonstrates ability to assess patient education needs and use of patient education resources.
Demonstrates involvement in unit by attending 50% of staff/committee meetings and in-services for area.
Demonstrates leadership through the nursing process and supervision while maintaining accountability for treatment and patient outcomes.
Acts as a resource person regarding patient care, specialty area, orientation and teaching of staff.
Responds to delays in a calm manner. Apologizes for inconveniences and gives alternatives.
Analyzes assessment data, identifies priority problems and documents on Plan of Care in PCS for patients and families and significant others.
Uses effective problem-solving skills to plan patient care.
Identifies critical factors evidencing changes in patient condition and responds appropriately.
Completes and documents discharge assessment against plan of care goals.
Initiates and maintains Intravenous Therapy according to IV standards.
Responds appropriately to emergency situations.
Utilizes proper body mechanics to prevent injury to self and others. Safely positions, transfers and transports patients.
Functions as a virtual nurse as assigned which includes, but is not limited to, admissions, discharges, education, documentation through a virtual platform and working collaboratively with the bedside nursing staff.
Successfully completes the FBS Fetal Monitoring Pathway.
Provides care to the Family Birthing Services population in accordance with age-specific development.
Demonstrates accuracy and timely documentation in electronic health record.
Demonstrates the ability to provide care to the cesarean patient-preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively.
Demonstrates the ability to provide care to the ante partum patient.
Demonstrates the ability to provide care to the intrapartum patient.
Demonstrates the ability to provide care to the mother/baby couplet.
Demonstrates the ability to provide care to the neonate.
Demonstrates the ability to function effectively in the resource nurse role upon successful completion of orientation to the resource nurse role and functions.
Completes and maintains NRP program training.
Demonstrates the ability to perform newborn metabolic screening.