Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery

Advocate Health•West Allis, WI

8d•$38 - $57

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in Labor and Delivery uses the nursing process to assess patient needs, plan and implement individualized interventions, and evaluate care effectiveness. The nurse involves patients and families in care planning, maintains therapeutic relationships, responds to changes in condition, and coordinates patient-centered care with the health care team. The role includes promoting patient safety, supporting patient and family learning, coordinating discharge planning, and applying evidence-based practice and nursing standards. The nurse evaluates patient, team, and unit outcomes; contributes to shared governance and quality improvement; communicates effectively and collaborates with the care team; and assumes leadership responsibilities, including appropriate delegation. The role also requires ethical decision-making, professional development, ongoing education, annual competencies, and providing care appropriate to patients’ age-specific needs. This is a part-time position requiring 24 hours per week, with weekend and holiday rotation and call.

Requirements

Active Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
Typically, 1 year of clinical nursing experience.
Ability to provide holistic patient care with a patient- and family-centered perspective.
Ability to recognize clinical changes requiring unplanned interventions and respond confidently, promptly, and flexibly.
Proficient computer skills, including electronic mail and electronic medical records systems.
Excellent written and verbal communication, listening, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to build rapport and maintain positive professional relationships with patients, team members, and physicians; take initiative and collaborate.
Ability to make critical independent decisions.
Strong organization, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
Time management skills and ability to multitask and prioritize amid frequent interruptions.
Coordination, collaboration, delegation, and team-building skills.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday.
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist, lift up to 20 lbs. overhead, carry up to 40 lbs. a reasonable distance, and push or pull with 30 lbs. of force.
Ability to perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present and use foot pedals on carts or machines.
Functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch, with fine hand manipulation skills for IV insertion and other procedures.
Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment as necessary when exposed to chemicals, hazardous waste, blood and body fluids, or communicable disease.

Responsibilities

Assess patient needs, plan and implement individualized interventions, and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care.
Include patients and families in care planning and implementation and maintain therapeutic relationships throughout the healthcare continuum.
Recognize changes in patient condition or care needs, reassess, and take appropriate action; adjust care plans and coordinate resources with the health care team.
Implement strategies to reduce patient risk and increase safety.
Assess patient and family readiness to learn and collaborate on strategies to meet learning needs.
Coordinate discharge plans using an interdisciplinary approach.
Apply evidence-based practice and incorporate nursing and regulatory standards into care.
Evaluate patient, team, and unit outcomes and take appropriate action when changes are needed.
Support shared governance activities and initiatives to improve processes and patient outcomes.
Communicate effectively, provide feedback, resolve conflict, collaborate with team members, and delegate appropriately to unlicensed personnel.
Identify and address threats to patient safety, report safety events and near misses promptly, and assist with corrective actions.
Apply ethical decision-making and participate in an unbiased, individualized approach to patient care.
Participate in quality and process improvement initiatives.
Contribute to personal and others’ professional development; attend required meetings and educational programs and complete annual competencies.
Provide care appropriate to the age-specific needs of patients, following departmental policies and procedures.
Maintain annual educational requirements for hospital-based certifications.
Operate equipment necessary to perform the job.