Registered Nurse - Maternity - Part Time Nights

Trinity Health•Wilmington, DE

2d•Onsite

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! This is a part-time position working 24 hours per week on the night shift, requiring every other weekend and rotating holidays. The staff nurse is a registered professional nurse responsible for planning and rendering nursing care within an assigned unit. This includes providing direct patient care and maintaining clinical records according to the Delaware Nursing Practice Act and St. Francis Hospital’s policies and procedures.

Requirements

ASN required
Active RN License in the state of Delaware
BLS Required
Must obtain NRP certification within 6 months of employment.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
Previous Maternity experience preferred; open to other nursing backgrounds

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.