RN Labor & Delivery

Banner Health•Ottawa, OH

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyoming is seeking a Registered Nurse to join its Labor and Delivery team. The nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The role uses specialized nursing knowledge and judgment to assess patient needs and provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental ages. The nurse is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by themselves and those under their direction. The position works three 12-hour night shifts per week and is part of a close-knit team working with family physicians, obstetricians, and pediatric hospitalists. Learning opportunities include online resources, quarterly skills opportunities, and ongoing bedside patient care. Wyoming Medical Center is a 249-bed facility and a Level II trauma center serving Wyoming. The nurse assesses patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; develops and revises individualized plans of care with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team; provides and coordinates care; evaluates patient and family responses; and documents care and outcomes. The role also contributes to evidence-based practice, quality improvement, shared leadership, and the education and development of colleagues, patients, and families.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program with an Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree in Nursing, or complete a specialized nursing diploma program that includes at least two years of specialized training and/or experience.
Hold a current valid RN license in the state of practice, a temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
Hold current BLS certification.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the practice area, demonstrated through annual validations.
Additional certification or continuing education may be required depending on the area of practice.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the clinical area for which the candidate is applying is desired.
Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Professional certification preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review patient history, diagnostics, and laboratory data; and report abnormal results to appropriate caregivers.
Formulate, initiate, review, and revise individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health care team.
Implement the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision, following physician orders, nursing plans, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by communicating patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of interventions; revise the plan of care as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, patient responses, and physician orders legibly, accurately, and in a timely manner in the patient record.
Provide evidence-based care and participate in research activities within clinical practice when applicable.
Participate in unit or facility shared leadership and contribute to improvement of nursing quality indicators and patient outcomes.
Educate, orient, precept, and mentor facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors as appropriate.
Collaborate and communicate with staff, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, and clergy regarding patient care and support.
Maintain clinical performance competencies through annual validations.