Registered Nurse - Maternity - Full Time Nights

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 Maternity floor! Shift Full-time Night Shift (Mix of 8 and 12 hour shifts) / Every other weekend & rotating holidays The staff nurse is a registered professional nurse who plans and renders nursing care within an assigned nursing unit. He/she gives direct patient care and maintains clinical records reflecting the patient’s condition, medication, treatment, examination, and progress according to the Delaware Nursing Practice Act and St. Francis Hospital’s policies and procedures.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree in Nursing preferred; Active RN License in the state of Delaware
Previous Maternity experience preferred; open to other nursing backgrounds
BLS Required
Must obtain NRP certification within 6 months of employment.

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.