RN - Obstetrical High Risk Unit/Labor & Delivery - Nights - Full Time

Woman's Hospital•Baton Rouge, LA

3d•$30 - $49

About The Position

This unique opportunity will allow new RNs to work 50% of their time in our Obstetric High Risk Unit and 50% of their time in Labor & Delivery. Orientation will take place on both units and will be individualized according to the nurse’s experience. Woman’s Obstetric High Risk Unit consists of 20 rooms where our nursing staff is specially trained to care for patients with problems related to pregnancy. We provide condition-specific care and intensive monitoring for both patient and baby. Our nurses care for patients on bed rest with high blood pressure, preterm labor, premature rupture of membranes and other problems that sometimes occur with pregnancy. After having a baby some patients require more frequent monitoring and interventions, such as patients with severe hypertension, sepsis, and postpartum hemorrhage not requiring critical care. This unit also cares for patients experiencing a perinatal loss. Our Labor and Delivery Unit was designed exclusively for new moms and babies. Woman’s has delivered more than 320,000 babies since our inception in 1968, but we still treat every birth as unique and special. Our patient rooms, designed by nurses, offer a home-like setting along with the assurance of having the most advanced technology available. A typical obstetrical patient includes antepartum, observation, outpatient testing, circulating cesarean deliveries, triage and laboring patients who are minimal to high-risk.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of registered nursing is required
Current licensure by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing is required

Nice To Haves

Experience and/or certification in the area preferred, but not necessary
May graduates are welcome to apply

Responsibilities

Identify patient needs and determine priorities for care through assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation.
Coordinates the planning for the delivery of nursing care with an interdisciplinary team and administers appropriate clinical decisions in the delivery of patient care.
Collaborates with, directs, and may delegate to the healthcare team in the attainment of positive outcomes based on data, research, evidence, and professional standards of care.
Coordinates treatment plans; develops/implements discharge and/or transfer plans.
Provide education and emotional support to patient and family appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstance.
Document care based on standards of care and practice, patient acuity, and/or clinical priority.
Provide patient centric care in alignment with professional nursing practice standards, ANA Standards & the LA Nurse Practice Act.
Supervises non-licensed nursing staff within the RN’s scope of practice and in accordance with established policies.
Performs other duties assigned by Department management according to policies and procedures and the mission of Woman's Hospital.