Registered Nurse (RN) - L&D

Conifer Health Solutions•Palm Springs, CA

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse assumes principal responsibility for the total nursing care of each assigned patient, including assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and completion of required documentation. The nurse initiates teaching and educates patients and their families or significant others to help attain optimal health. Patient Health Information may be accessed for treatment purposes only. When serving as charge or resource nurse, the Clinical Nurse is responsible for day-to-day shift operations in the department. This includes staffing the current and following shifts in accordance with staffing ratios and acuity, entering staffing information, checking the unit and equipment and completing required logs, managing resources cost-effectively, responding to changing workloads during crises and emergencies, coordinating with physicians and their offices about Perinatal Unit procedure scheduling, overseeing Labor and Delivery as well as antepartum and postpartum units, serving as a resource to staff on patient-care issues, and helping ensure regulatory compliance.

Requirements

One year of current labor and delivery experience.
Current California Registered Nurse license.
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Current American Heart Association BLS certification, maintained at all times.
American Heart Association ACLS certification within six months of the start date.
NRP certification within six months of the start date.
EKG certification within 30 days of the start date, except for nurses who exclusively care for postpartum patients and newborns.
Initial Intermediate AWHONN Fetal Monitoring within six months of the start date, except for nurses who exclusively care for postpartum patients and newborns.
Advanced AWHONN Fetal Monitoring within six months of the start date, except for nurses who exclusively care for postpartum patients and newborns.
Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to maintain positive working relationships with parents, families, and coworkers.
Active listening skills.
Compassionate, nonjudgmental caregiver and advocate.
Ability to independently manage multiple priorities.
Compliance with the Annual Health Review.

Responsibilities

Provide total nursing care for assigned patients, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Complete required documentation and initiate patient and family education.
When serving as charge/resource nurse, manage day-to-day shift operations, including staffing the current and following shifts in line with staffing ratios and acuities.
Enter current-shift staffing information into Opt link and staffing assignment sheets.
Round on the unit and equipment, including One East, and ensure daily checks and log sheets are complete.
Manage unit resources cost-effectively.
Respond to and provide direction during changing workloads, crises, and emergencies.
Coordinate with physicians and their offices regarding Perinatal Unit procedure scheduling.
Oversee the changing Labor and Delivery environment and provide oversight of antepartum and postpartum units.
Serve as a staff resource and address patient-care issues with staff and physicians when appropriate.
Help ensure regulatory compliance.
Access Patient Health Information only for treatment purposes.