Nurse A - Registered Nurse General Duty Nurse
About The Position
The Registered Nurse General Duty Nurse will perform surgical preparation/scrub/circulating/post anesthesia roles for obstetrical procedures in collaboration with the patient, primary care physician/midwife, and other healthcare providers. This role involves preparing patients for surgery, administering medication, completing nursing admission forms, and transporting patients to the OR. The nurse will coordinate the in-hospital experience, create a therapeutic perinatal environment through patient/family teaching and counseling (focusing on surgical experience, post-operative care, newborn care, health promotion, and perinatal loss), and utilize the nursing process and professional standards to provide care. Additionally, the role includes providing emergency care for surgical patients/fetuses/newborns in crisis, obstetrical care, fetal health surveillance during labor and delivery, evaluating care outcomes, modifying care plans, and acting as a patient advocate. The nurse will also precept new orientees or students and provide care to patients and their families.
Requirements
- Graduated from an approved Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing School of Nursing with current practicing registration as an RN.
- AORN Certification.
- Fetal Health Assessment Certification.
- Current CPR /Newborn Resuscitation Certification.
- Breastfeeding update, minimum 6 hours in the last 2 years.
- Perinatal loss education, minimum 4 hours.
- Able to apply and evaluate maternal/fetal/newborn nursing theory and expertise.
- Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Able to cope with multiple tasks for a variety of patients.
- Able to triage patients, and to prioritize and organize work.
- Ability to deal with and promote change.
- Ability to operate related equipment in the maternal services unit and the maternal operating room.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
- Two years in Labor and Delivery experience.
Responsibilities
- Perform surgical preparation/scrub/circulating/post anesthesia roles for obstetrical procedures.
- Prepare the patient for the surgical procedure, start an intravenous and administer medication according to physician’s orders, complete the nursing admission form and transport the woman to the OR area prior to surgery.
- Coordinate the in-hospital experience in collaboration with the patient, family and the physician/midwifery team.
- Create a therapeutic perinatal environment by providing patient/family teaching and counselling, with a focus on the surgical experience and early post-operative period as well as newborn care, parenting, health promotion, and perinatal loss when appropriate.
- Utilize the nursing process and the CRNS Standards of Nursing Practice and ORNAC standards to provide nursing care.
- Provide emergency care for the surgical patient/fetus/newborn in crisis, while obtaining immediate assistance from the physician or nursing colleagues.
- Provide obstetrical care to the patient and fetal health surveillance throughout labor and delivery.
- Evaluate outcome of care on continuing basis by ongoing assessments.
- Provide and then modify the care plan accordingly.
- Act as a patient advocate.
- Provide guidance and/or direction by precepting new orientees or students and providing care to patients and their families.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
