Registered Nurse (RN) - Obstetrics

Hartford Healthcare•Manchester, CT

23h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse of Maternity Services reports to the Clinical Nurse Manager. Using the nursing process, the nurse provides high-quality direct and indirect patient-centered care. The role coordinates patient care collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team, patients, and families, and communicates the patient’s clinical condition as appropriate. The nurse responds quickly and accurately to changes in the patient’s condition or response to treatment. The position requires knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan and the skills needed to provide age-appropriate care to the patient population served. The nurse promotes the nursing profession and professional practice through collegial support and interactions.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing.
Current licensure in the state of Connecticut.
Must have ACLS and NRP certifications upon hire, or obtain both within one year after the hire date, and maintain clinical competency during employment in this role.
Must have Basic Cardiac Life Support certification upon hire, or obtain it within the new employee introductory orientation period, and maintain clinical competency during employment in this role.
Must have Electric Fetal Monitoring Certification within one year after the hire date.

Nice To Haves

Labor and delivery experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide high-quality direct and indirect patient-centered care using the nursing process.
Coordinate patient care collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team, patients, and families.
Communicate the patient’s clinical condition as appropriate.
Respond quickly and accurately to changes in the patient’s condition or response to treatment.
Provide age-appropriate care using knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan.
Promote the nursing profession and professional practice through collegial support and interactions.