Registered Nurse RN - Labor & Delivery Resource Pool - Full Time Nights

Northeast Georgia Health System•Gainesville, GA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Women & Children Resource Pool consists of 3 subset teams known as “Pods” (Labor & Delivery Pod, NICU Pod, and Mother Baby/Pediatric/Step Down NICU Pod). The team works within the Women & Children service areas of Northeast Georgia Healthcare System and will report to our Gainesville, Braselton, and/or Demorest (Habersham) locations. Each “pod” is specialized according to patient population and requires 2 years of RN experience specific to specialty of the pod. The Gainesville Labor and Delivery Unit has 18 labor/delivery/recovery beds, 8 triage beds, 4 operating rooms and 6 PACU bays. The Braselton Labor and Delivery Unit has 10 labor/delivery/recovery, 2 triage beds, 2 operating rooms and 2 PACU bays. The Habersham LDRP (Labor/Delivery/Recovery/Postpartum) unit has 9 labor/delivery/recovery/post-partum beds, 1 triage bed, and a 2 bed well baby nursery. Care provided to women and infants seeking treatment includes, but is not limited to: Laboring patients, Scheduled inductions, Cesarean sections, Obstetrical emergencies, Intrauterine demise / miscarriage, OB outpatient visits, Well newborn admission, Postpartum (mother/baby) couplet care. Treatments are performed under the orders of NGMC credentialed physicians, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners who have privileges to practice at NGMC; and within the policies and procedures of NGMC and the scope of practice for registered nurses as defined by State of Georgia. This role is for a capable clinician with previous specialty experience preferred, focused on expanding knowledge and skills. The clinician consistently provides effective direct care as part of the interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients. They seek as well as provide feedback for improved clinical practice. The role assumes a beginning clinical bedside leadership role and seeks mentoring in this process. Participation as a member on PNGC councils and Nursing Quality Teams as appropriate. Active participation on Unit Council helping with plans to improve NDNQI nursing sensitive indicators, RN Satisfaction, Employee Engagement, Culture of Safety, and Patient Experience data. Works together with other care team members to recruit and retain an excellent nursing care team. For the new graduate clinical RN, the focus is primarily on developing knowledge and skills and showing growth in ability to care for increasingly complex patients. Responsible for providing direct and safe patient care based on the nursing process, and for coordinating care for assigned patients on a shift to promote the achievement of clinical outcomes. Requires consultation with more experienced clinicians and accepts feedback as a constructive professional development tool.

Requirements

Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia.
Associate's Degree, ADN or Diploma required.
At least 2 years of RN experience.
Demonstrated competence in RN I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire.
Basic computer skills necessary to operate computer systems used on unit.

Nice To Haves

BSN Preferred.
Previous specialty experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Delivers safe, effective, efficient care that meets population specific guidelines.
Actively works to make own and related teams successful.
Effectively communicates with patients, families, and colleagues at all levels.
Shows consideration and respect for others and fosters customer service.
Effectively prioritizes, recognizes problems, and utilizes evidence-based practice.
Demonstrates personal mastery, leadership of self and others, as appropriate, delegates appropriately, and supports NGHS shared governance model.
Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and responds willingly to care team member needs for assistance.
Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility.
Leads interdisciplinary rounds to facilitate appropriateness of care and smooth transitions across the continuum.
Positively impacts the work environment by displaying respect for individuals and the organization.
Effectively applies the nursing process within the framework of the organization’s professional model of care, using the nursing process to meet the clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patient and family.
Demonstrates initiative and seeks formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice within specialty area.
Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological, ethical, and spiritual issues within the episode of care.
Effectively delegates care as appropriate while retaining accountability for the quality of care given to patients and families.
Demonstrates the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all members of the healthcare team including physicians and advanced practice providers; incorporates Safety behavior and error prevention tools.
Incorporates Sister Simone Roach’s 7 Cs of Caring: C-theory by incorporating the seven Cs of Caring: Compassion, Competence, Confidence, Conscience, Commitment, Comportment, Creativity into daily work and practice.
Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.
Identifies opportunities for quality improvement to colleagues and management.
Applies evidence-based practice as a regular aspect of professional practice.
Ensures improvements in the practice setting by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learning.
Serves as a resource for students.
Demonstrates an understanding of cultural intelligence, diversity, equity, and inclusion, lateral violence, and impairment and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships.
Demonstrates deep interdependence by valuing team member contributions, talents, and skills.
Models safe work hours, time management, efficiency, and stewardship.
Supports unit-based shared governance activities while on duty.
Actively participates in unit-based self-care activities.
Continually evaluates work processes with the goal of improvement, to achieve strategic initiatives.
Achieves and maintains de-escalation training certification as appropriate for work unit.
Supports in quality of care activities, evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
Supports unit-based activities aimed at improving the patient’s experience, employee engagement, and/or nurse sensitive indicators on the unit with a focus on improvement.