Registered Nurse (RN) - L&D full-time nights (6972)

REGIONAL ONE HEALTH•Memphis, TN

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care to patients in the assigned Labor and Delivery area, using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care. The role delivers nursing interventions according to patients’ conditions, medical regimens, established standards, and organizational policies and procedures. The nurse performs initial and ongoing assessments, identifies nursing diagnoses and priorities, plans and implements patient care, administers prescribed treatments, and evaluates patient responses and progress. Responsibilities include patient and family education, documentation, medication and treatment administration, assistance with examinations and procedures, emergency response, and coordination with patients, families, and hospital staff. The nurse also supports and supervises assigned LPNs and support personnel, assists with staff and student orientation, maintains competencies and required training, and contributes to safety, compliance, and performance-improvement activities. This is a full-time night-shift position in Labor and Delivery in Memphis, Tennessee. No travel is required.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved nursing school or program.
RN state licensure and/or compact state licensure to work in Tennessee, required upon hire.
Basic Life Support (BCLS) certification, required upon hire.
Experience caring for patients in an inpatient setting.
Education, training, or experience qualifying the nurse to work with school-age, adolescent, adult, and/or geriatric patients as the specialty assignment dictates.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care according to medical regimens, patient conditions, nursing standards, and established policies and procedures.
Initiate and complete patient assessments using presenting problems, medical diagnoses, functional health needs, and information from patients, families, laboratories, and other medical reports.
Verify that required treatment or procedure consents and patient identification procedures are complete.
Determine nursing diagnoses and care priorities, including patient education, discharge planning, and developmental needs.
Document assessments, nursing diagnoses, clinical judgments, care priorities, interventions, patient responses, and progress toward outcomes.
Perform initial and ongoing assessments and reprioritize care or update nursing diagnoses as patient information or condition changes.
Plan and implement care for assigned patients and perform therapeutic nursing interventions as ordered by the physician and consistent with applicable standards, competencies, and safety practices.
Complete histories and physical assessments; administer medications, treatments, and immunizations; prepare and position patients for examinations and procedures; provide pain-control interventions; and assist during procedures.
Monitor patient responses during treatments and procedures, including temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and respiration, and initiate corrective action when monitoring or life-support equipment indicates adverse symptoms.
Coordinate patient referrals and provide patient education.
Respond to or participate in medical emergencies and initiate or assist with CPR/BLS as required.
Develop and implement patient teaching outlines and teach patients and families about care for diseases or conditions.
Maintain patient medical records, chart care and patient status, and use patient computer systems to enter and retrieve data.
Collaborate courteously with patients, families, and hospital staff regarding patient needs and customer satisfaction.
Instruct, assign, and supervise LPNs and other support personnel; assist with orientation and oversee new staff members and students providing patient care as part of training.
Transport monitored patients, specimens, equipment, and supplies between areas.
Collaborate with forensic team members and security to provide a safe environment for patients in custody.
Complete required continuing training and education, attend staff meetings and mandatory in-services, and maintain required competencies.
Contribute to annual review of unit-based scope statements and aspects of care for clinical review; assist with indicators, thresholds, study methods, and data collection as assigned.
Respond to opportunities to improve care and participate in organizational performance-improvement initiatives.
Maintain a clean, orderly, and safe environment and follow policies and standards for compliance, quality improvement, safety, environmental practices, and infection control.
Prepare and maintain records, reports, and files required for administrative and compliance purposes.