Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery - Part Time Days

Trinity Health•Wilmington, DE

About The Position

Saint Francis Hospital, a member of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, is looking for an experienced Registered Nurse to join the team on our Labor & Delivery unit! Shift: Part-time, 24hrs/wk, day Shift (7:00 am - 7:00 pm) / Every other weekend and rotating holidays! Overview: Serving Wilmington community and Northern New Castle County, the Labor and Delivery floor at Saint Francis Hospital is a 9-bed unit. We care for various types of patients including but not limited to high-risk pregnancies and complications i.e. Gestational DM, HTN, PTL, multiple births. All Registered Nurses are educated to scrub and circulate for C-sections along with phlebotomy and IV start skills. Additionally, we have 24/7 anesthesia and OB availability. We have ongoing evidence-based initiatives instituted i.e. preterm labor assessment tool, prevention of primary C-Sections, severe HTN in pregnancy.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree in Nursing preferred
Active RN License in the state of Delaware
Must have at least 1-2 years' experience working in Labor & Delivery
BLS and NRP required

Responsibilities

Adheres to hospital nursing practice standards, demonstrates appropriate assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care.
Performs a comprehensive assessment of the neonate.
Displays an understanding of normal newborn transitional care including thermoregulation, glucose monitoring, and respiratory status.
Plans and delivers care to the newborn with complications.
Identifies patient needs based on objective data and follows through with appropriate documentation.
Implements appropriate Nursing actions to each patient needs identified.
Makes decisions that reflect both knowledge of facts and sound judgment.
Discusses with and includes parents about planned patient care and expected outcomes and documents same.
Identifies and appropriately utilizes multidisciplinary approach to facilitate delivery of patient care.
Instructs parents in follow-up care/activities in preparation for transfer/discharge.
Evaluates the parents understanding of instructions.
Gives written instructions and materials to parents.
Documents understanding of instructions.
Charts precise and specific observation via Focus Charting on Flow Sheets.
Receives and gives a knowledgeable and concise patient report to others, as necessary to demonstrate awareness of patient’s overall conditions.
Initiates Clinical Pathways/Plan of care on appropriate patient population on admission.