Registered Nurse (RN)- High Risk Ante-Postpartum

Northwell•New York, NY

1d•$64 - $94

About The Position

The Registered Nurse delivers and ensures patient care by assessing and diagnosing patients’ conditions, developing plans of care, and evaluating patients’ 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 includes assessing patients’ physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and educational needs; developing individualized plans of care; coordinating with the multidisciplinary health care team; providing or delegating care according to established protocols; administering medications and providing emergency care; performing and assisting with unit procedures; and documenting assessments, interventions, and outcomes. The nurse also supports quality improvement, participates in unit meetings and clinical conferences, and may perform charge nurse and preceptor responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Graduate of 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 be enrolled 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.
Maternal Child Health experience.
One year of Maternal Child Health experience.

Responsibilities

Develop and evaluate individualized plans of care based on patient needs, priorities, anticipated length of stay, and input from patients, families, and the care team.
Assess patients’ knowledge, physical health, psychosocial health, and spiritual health through interviews, examinations, and data collection.
Consult and communicate with multidisciplinary team members about nursing assessments and changes in patient status.
Collaborate with team members to update plans of care as needed.
Provide or delegate patient care according to care plans and established protocols, using clinical resources and explaining the rationale for care decisions.
Conduct clinical rounds, provide emergency care, and administer medications.
Operate patient-care equipment according to manufacturers’ recommendations.
Perform and assist with unit procedures and treatments, including dressing changes, feeding, and pre- and postoperative care.
Practice and monitor infection-control standards and promote patient safety in accordance with state and federal guidelines.
Document patient care, assessments, interventions, and responses in required records and forms.
Complete nursing admission assessments within 24 hours of admission, transfer assessments, perioperative assessments, frequent observations, and intake/output records according to protocols.
Measure and document vital signs and pain scores at least every four hours.
Initiate and complete health care referrals in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
Identify patients’ learning needs, educate patients and families to support their participation in care and decision-making, develop and implement teaching plans, conduct teaching conferences, and document teaching.
Participate in quality improvement, unit goal-setting, audits, occurrence reporting, and development and implementation of corrective action plans.
Attend in-service programs, staff meetings, and unit-based clinical conferences; serve on committees as assigned.
Submit an annual record of continuing education and a self-assessment of clinical performance.
Perform charge nurse and preceptor responsibilities according to established protocols when assigned.
Perform related duties as required.