Registered Nurse - Family Birthing Services - Day

WellSpan Health•Chambersburg, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Registered Nurse in the Family Birthing Services department, which includes a 14-bed LDRP unit and a 14-bed overflow/postpartum unit. The department provides family-centered maternity and newborn care, with approximately 1,800 births annually. It is supported by OB/GYN and CNM providers and has a Level II NICU. Staff includes Lactation Consultants. Opportunities for advancement through a Clinical Ladder and an RN Fellowship Program for those without prior OB experience are available. The role involves providing care to the Family Birthing Services population in accordance with age-specific development, including care for cesarean, antepartum, intrapartum patients, mother/baby couplets, and neonates requiring intermediate nursery care. The nurse will also function as a virtual nurse as assigned, collaborating with bedside staff. Required certifications include Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), AWHONN Fetal Monitoring (basic and intermediate), and ACLS.

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.
ACLS required for Family Birthing Services or achieved within one year of start date.
NRP required for Family Birthing Services.
Fetal Monitoring Pathway required for Family Birthing Services within one year from start date.
STABLE required for FBS within 12 months from start date.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
Previous nursing experience in specialty area preferred.
Certification in specialty preferred.

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 requiring intermediate nursery care.
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.
Completes and maintains S.T.A.B.L.E. program training (neonatal education program to focus on the post-resuscitation/pre-transport stabilization care of sick infants).
Demonstrates the ability to perform newborn metabolic screening.