Registered Nurse Mother and Baby

UVA Community Health•Manassas, VA

6d•$37 - $62

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Mother and Baby serves as a leader of the healthcare team, building personalized relationships with patients and their chosen support systems. The nurse collaborates with physicians and other team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized care that promotes optimal health, using scientific evidence and compassion. The nurse is accountable for managing and providing care in accordance with current policies and procedures and documents care under the direction and supervision of the Assistant Nurse Manager/Nurse Manager. The role includes patient advocacy and education, coordinating and adapting care plans as patient needs and acuity change, completing nursing interventions and medical orders, and communicating effectively with patients, support systems, and the interdisciplinary team. The nurse also contributes to team development through mentoring, precepting, orientation, and feedback, and provides routine and emergency nursing care, including medication administration, IV starts, dressing changes, CPR, patient transfers, and transport. Additional duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current RN licensure in the applicable state.
Ability to perform basic nursing skills for groups of patients and assume charge responsibility.
Ability to multitask and prioritize quickly.
Ability to administer medication using the five rights.
Verbal and written communication skills.
Basic computer knowledge.
Ability to safely and effectively care for all patient populations presenting to the department.
If an RN license has been inactive, retired, or lapsed for five years or more and the nurse has not been licensed in another state during the last five years, successful completion of a Board-approved refresher course is required before license reactivation or reinstatement. An application for reinstatement must be submitted within one year of completing the refresher course.

Nice To Haves

Four-year bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
One year of relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Advocate for patients while implementing the interdisciplinary plan of care.
Collaborate with the healthcare team to educate patients and their support systems.
Analyze, modify, and implement strategies to progress patients through their plans of care.
Ensure completion of nursing interventions, medical orders, and related therapies.
Prioritize duties according to patient needs and changing acuity levels.
Communicate individualized plans of care to patients and their chosen support systems.
Use appropriate communication tools, including SBARQ, for interdisciplinary communication and patient handoffs.
Document appropriate information in a timely manner.
Develop and maintain positive relationships with team members and internal customers.
Mentor and develop team members through precepting, orientation, and feedback.
Resolve conflicts independently when appropriate, accept responsibility for actions, and respond positively to feedback.
Operate equipment such as portable cardiac monitors and bedside commodes.
Provide routine nursing care, including starting IVs and performing dressing changes, for multiple patients in a timely manner.
Assist in critical situations, including administering CPR.
Administer and evaluate medication therapies.
Transfer and transport patients by wheelchair, hospital bed, or stretcher to other departments.
Perform additional duties as assigned.