Registered Nurse, Inpatient, Mother Baby Obstetrics Newborn Care, FT - Night Shift

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

About The Position

The Registered Nurse applies the nursing process to plan and implement patient care, including patient and family education and continuity-of-care planning. The nurse communicates pertinent patient and family information to the healthcare team, collaborates to establish patient goals, and evaluates progress toward effective outcomes. The role also supports ongoing professional growth through learning activities consistent with Board of Nursing standards. This position is with 8 MCE Obstetrics and focuses on inpatient mother-baby obstetrics and newborn care. It calls for novice-level capability in evidence-based practice, care planning, patient education, and patient assessment and evaluation. The nurse works with occasional guidance, analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment, and provides informal guidance and support to colleagues. The position requires a current Registered Nurse license, graduation from an approved discipline-specific program, and one year of experience. It is a full-time night-shift role. Vanderbilt Health describes a collaborative, supportive healthcare community and offers employee benefits that may include health, disability, retirement, and wellness offerings.

Requirements

Registered Nurse licensure (LIC-Registered Nurse).
Graduate of an approved discipline-specific program.
One year of relevant work experience.
Fundamental proficiency in searching for evidence to answer clinical questions.
Ability to plan care, anticipate resource needs, set priorities, organize work, manage multiple assignments, adapt to changing patient-care needs, and follow up on issues.
Fundamental proficiency in providing patient education in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Fundamental proficiency in patient assessment and evaluation, including conducting patient interviews and physical examinations, recognizing problems, gathering pertinent clinical data, and contacting the primary care provider and other healthcare team members as appropriate.

Responsibilities

Collaborate in establishing the plan of care, coordinate and implement care delivery, and anticipate patient care needs across the continuum.
Analyze comprehensive information relevant to patient care and management to determine nursing diagnoses.
Use the nursing process continually to evaluate patient progress toward goals and apply appropriate interventions to support effective outcomes.
Employ strategies that promote health and a safe, healthy environment.
Provide patient and family education and plan for continuity of care.
Communicate pertinent patient and family information to the healthcare team.
Collaborate in establishing patient goals and evaluate progress.
Engage in learning activities to further professional growth according to Board of Nursing standards.