Banner Staffing Services Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery

Banner Health•Tucson, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse to join our high-acuity Obstetric team. This is a BSS (Banner Staffing Services) position offering a variety of shift options to support work-life balance while meeting the dynamic needs of our unit. Our unit is a recognized leader within the system for OB Hypertension management and is one of the few centers offering fetal surgery and comprehensive in-utero surgical care. You will be part of a team that is pushing the boundaries of maternal-fetal medicine and making a real difference for families facing complex, high-risk pregnancies.

Requirements

Current RN Licensure (state applicable)
BLS & NRP certifications required
Strong OR skills — OR experience is essential for this role
Ability to adapt and float to Postpartum as needed
Team-oriented mindset with excellent clinical judgment
Must possess a current, valid RN license in state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in state of practice, or compact RN licensure for current state of practice.
BLS certification is required.
Banner Registry and Travel acute care positions require a minimum of one year experience in an acute care hospital setting.
Experience must include working in an acute care setting within the past 12 months as a Registered Nurse in the specialty area.
Banner Registry and Travel physician practice positions require a minimum of one year experience as a Registered Nurse in a physician practice or an acute care setting.

Nice To Haves

Experience in high-risk Labor & Delivery is highly preferred— our acuity level is high and fast-paced
Passion for maternal-fetal health and complex OB care
ACLS preferred
Prior Labor & Delivery and/or OR experience strongly preferred
High-risk OB experience preferred
Bachelor's degree preferred.
Professional certification preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct nursing care to laboring patients throughout all stages of labor
Circulate C-sections in the operating room with strong surgical technique
Float to Postpartum as unit needs require
Deliver expert care in a high-risk Labor & Delivery environment
Participate in the care of patients involved in in-utero fetal surgeries, including pre-operative, intra-operative, post-operative, and continuing care for both mother and fetus
Contribute to our system-leading OB Hypertension program
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team in our recognized Fetal Surgery Center
Assesses patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs.
Reviews patient history and physical with patient/family and assures completion within appropriate timeframe.
Reviews available information obtained by other health care team members.
Reviews diagnostics and laboratory data and reports abnormal results to the physician(s) and other appropriate caregivers.
Completes assessment and reassessments according to patient need and as outlined in policy.
Formulates a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family and health team input.
Initiates a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data and the medical plan of care.
Goals for patient are realistic, measurable and developed in conjunction with the patient/family.
Considers the physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age specific and educational needs of the patient in the plan of are.
Plans care in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team.
Reviews and revises the plan of care to reflect changing patient needs based on evaluation of the patient’s status.
Implements the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation and supervision of the activities of the health care team.
Provides care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care, in compliance with policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory agency requirements.
Delegates appropriately, and provides nursing supervision in the provision of care to patients by other licensed nurses and other personnel.
Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for whom care is provided.
Evaluates the patient's and family's response to care and teaching, and revises the plan of care as needed.
Evaluates patient progress towards goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with other health care team members.
Evaluates patient's response and the effectiveness of patient teaching.
Documents assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the patient record.
Documentation is legible, timely and in accordance with policy.
Documentation reflects objective/subjective data, nursing interventions and patient's response to treatment.
Notes physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
Provides care based on the best evidence available and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participates in unit or facility shared leadership.
Interacts and participates in the education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families and visitors.
Promotes/supports growth of others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
Contributes to society through activities that lead to excellent patient outcomes through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
Actively participates in the improvement of national nursing quality indicators and outcomes.
Such activities may include participating in professional organizations.
In some roles, this position may supervise staff and work flow of the department.
Interacts with all levels of staff in a variety of departments, physicians, patients, families and external contacts, such as employees of other health care institutions, community providers and agencies, concerning the health care of the patient.
Interacts with other health care providers in numerous settings in order to report and ask for or clarify information.
Also works with clergy to provide spiritual support.
Synthesizes and prioritizes data from multiple sources to provide support for the human response of the patient and family to changes in health status.