Registered Nurse- (RN)- L&D/LDRP- Local- FlexStaff

Northwell•Rhinebeck, NY

3d•$80 - $85

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides labor and delivery/LDRP nursing care on a 13-week contract. The nurse performs an age-specific plan of care for a designated patient group using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role collaborates with physicians and other healthcare team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments, and uses leadership skills and clinical judgment to coordinate patient care and direct or delegate activities of the patient care unit team. The nurse assesses patients’ physiologic and psychosocial health, identifies individualized outcomes, formulates and implements plans of care, evaluates results, and documents care according to departmental policy. The role also administers medications and treatments safely, provides patient and family education and emotional support, participates in discharge planning, and collaborates with and provides direction to other care team members.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Associate’s Degree in Nursing required.
Minimum 1–2 years of professional nursing experience in the related specialty.
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State required.
BLS required.
BLS, ACLS, Intermediate AWHONN, and Advanced NRP.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physiologic health status, including relevant body systems, mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, skin condition, pain, and pain management; communicate and document findings and the plan of care.
Assess patients’ psychosocial health status, including expectations, coping mechanisms, knowledge, comprehension, and cultural or ethnic requirements; communicate and document psychological status and care planning needs.
Identify actual and potential patient problems, teaching needs, and measurable outcomes; establish individualized patient goals.
Formulate and prioritize plans of care, coordinate cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medication, and document plans in collaboration with physicians and other health team members.
Implement plans of care, maintain patient safety, reassess and revise care as needed, administer prescribed treatments, use equipment correctly, and perform procedures safely and efficiently.
Document patient treatments, activity, condition, and responses to interventions; report observations and respond effectively to emergencies.
Provide emotional support, communicate with patients’ families or caretakers, participate in discharge planning, coordinate referrals, and provide discharge instructions.
Evaluate care outcomes, document effectiveness, perform variance analysis for performance improvement, and participate in designing, implementing, and evaluating systems to improve unit care.
Collaborate with physicians and other care team members, interpret and implement prescribed treatment regimens, assist with treatments and diagnostic procedures, and communicate changes in patient condition or treatment.
Use clinical judgment to delegate assignments to Patient Care Associates, Support Care Associates, and Clerical Service Associates and ensure completion in a timely manner.
Perform grade I–IV decubitus care, including preventive skin care, simple dressings, warm and cold compresses, irrigations, and other skin-care procedures as necessary.
Administer medications correctly and safely, including IVP medications according to department policy; prepare local solutions and IV drips; document medication administration; and educate patients and significant others about drug and food interactions.
Provide patient and family education, recognize teaching opportunities, evaluate teaching effectiveness, and document feedback.
Perform related duties as required.