Registered Nurse (RN) - OB Resource Team

Northwell Health•New York, NY

About The Position

The Registered Nurse delivers and ensures patient care by assessing and diagnosing patients’ conditions, developing plans of care, and evaluating responses to care. The nurse participates in patient education and discharge planning and collaborates with, coordinates, and guides designated care team members in planning patient care and achieving goals. The role involves developing and evaluating individualized plans of care; conducting assessments and clinical rounds; providing or delegating care in accordance with plans and protocols; administering medications; operating patient-care equipment; and performing or assisting with unit procedures and treatments. The nurse documents assessments, interventions, patient responses, referrals, and teaching, while following infection-control and patient-safety standards. The Registered Nurse also contributes to quality improvement and unit goals, attends in-service programs and meetings, participates in audits and corrective action planning, and may serve as a charge nurse or preceptor when assigned. The position is on the OB Resource Team.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
BCLS, ACLS, or PALS certification is required.
If hired after September 1, 2010, must enroll in an accredited program within 24 months of employment and obtain a BSN within five years of the employment date.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.
Labor experience or two years of MCH experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and evaluate individualized plans of care based on patient assessments, priority problems, anticipated length of stay, and input from patients, families, and the care team.
Assess patients’ knowledge and physical, psychosocial, and spiritual health through interviews, examinations, and data collection; consult with the multidisciplinary team regarding findings.
Communicate relevant information and changes in patient status to care-team members and other health care providers, and collaborate on adjustments to plans of care.
Provide or delegate patient care according to the plan of care and established protocols, using clinical resources and explaining care decisions.
Conduct clinical rounds, provide emergency care, administer medications, and operate patient-care equipment according to manufacturers’ recommendations.
Perform or assist with unit procedures and treatments, including dressing changes, feeding patients, and pre- and postoperative care.
Follow infection-control standards and promote patient safety in accordance with state and federal guidelines.
Document patient care on appropriate forms, including admission, transfer, perioperative, observation, intake/output, progress-note, and referral documentation, according to established requirements and protocols.
Measure and document vital signs and pain scores at least every four hours.
Identify patients’ learning needs; educate patients and families; develop and implement teaching plans; conduct teaching conferences; and document patient education.
Participate in quality-improvement activities, unit goals and objectives, audits, occurrence reporting, and corrective-action planning.
Attend in-service programs, unit staff meetings, and clinical conferences; represent the clinical unit on committees when assigned; and submit annual continuing-education records and clinical self-assessments.
Perform charge-nurse and preceptor responsibilities according to established protocols when assigned.
Perform related duties as required.