Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery - Per Diem Days

Trinity Health•Langhorne, PA

68d•Onsite

About The Position

The primary objective of this position is to provide quality of care. Responsible for the direct and/or indirect care of patients assigned utilizing professional nursing skills and knowledge. The unit contains 8 labor beds, 2 triage rooms, 2 operating rooms, and 2 recovery rooms, with a 1:1-1:2 nurse to patient ratio. As a Registered Nurse, you will assess learning needs, readiness to learn, and identify barriers to learning, incorporating patient education into daily activities based on age, cultural, and spiritual values. You will document admission assessment/reassessment, plan, interventions, and medication use, monitoring its effects and outcomes according to policy. Utilizing the information management system to enhance communication and document changes in patient condition to all appropriate individuals, you will prioritize work assignments based on changing situations. Communication of transfer of patient responsibility and pertinent information will occur at the bedside and during Interprofessional Rounds. You will recognize and integrate patient special needs and individualize care, be knowledgeable in abuse recognition and referral, and include pain management and supportive care issues in the plan of care. Adherence to infection control standards specific to patient care and promotion/maintenance of a safe, clean, and orderly environment are also key responsibilities. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

BSN required from an accredited school of nursing.
PA RN License
AHA BLS

Nice To Haves

Prior L&D experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assesses learning needs, readiness to learn and identify actual or potential barriers to learning and thereby incorporating the patient's education into daily activities based on age, cultural and spiritual values.
Documents admission assessment / reassessment, plan, interventions and medication use and monitors its effects and outcomes according to policy.
Utilizes the information management system to enhance communication and documents change in-patients condition to all appropriate individuals.
Prioritizes work assignment based on changing situations.
Communicates transfer of patient responsibility and pertinent information at the bedside and during Interprofessional Rounds
Recognizes and integrates patient special needs and individualizes care and knowledgeable in abuse recognition and referral
Includes pain management and supportive care issues in the plan of care.
Adheres to infection control standards specific to patient care and by promotes and maintains a safe, clean and orderly environment.
Performs other duties as assigned.