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 required documentation. The nurse initiates teaching and educates patients and their families or significant others to help them attain optimal health. Patient Health Information may be accessed for treatment purposes only. When serving as a 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 acuities, recording staffing information, completing unit and equipment rounds and logs, managing resources cost-effectively, and providing direction during changing workloads, crises, and emergencies. The role also involves coordinating with physicians and their offices on Perinatal Unit procedure scheduling, overseeing the Labor and Delivery unit and providing oversight of antepartum and postpartum units, supporting staff with patient-care issues, and helping ensure regulatory compliance.

Requirements

At least 1 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 approach to caregiving and advocacy.
Ability to independently manage multiple priorities.
Compliance with the Annual Health Review.

Responsibilities

Provide and oversee total nursing care for assigned patients, including assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and documentation.
Initiate teaching and educate patients and their families or significant others.
Access Patient Health Information only for treatment purposes.
When serving as charge/resource nurse, manage day-to-day shift operations.
Staff the current and following shifts while adhering to staffing ratios and patient acuities.
Enter current-shift staffing information in Opt link and on staffing assignment sheets.
Round on the unit and equipment requiring daily checks, including One East, and ensure log sheets are complete.
Manage unit resources in a cost-effective manner.
Respond and provide direction as workload changes, including during crisis and emergency situations.
Coordinate with physicians and their offices regarding procedure scheduling for the Perinatal Unit.
Oversee the changing conditions of the Labor and Delivery unit and provide oversight of antepartum and postpartum units.
Serve as a resource to staff and address patient-care issues with staff and physicians when appropriate.
Help ensure regulatory compliance.