Staff Nurse - Women & Family - Per Diem

Tahoe Forest Health System • Truckee, CA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Performs the nursing process through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of safe therapeutic care to patients including patients undergoing obstetric operative or other invasive procedures. Scrubs, circulates and recovers for cesarean sections as needed.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree - from college or vocational school from a National League of Nursing (NLN), Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or equivalent accredited school of nursing.
• The nurse shall have completed a nursing education program that included clinical experiences with actual patients under the supervision of qualified faculty.
• 1-2 years of relevant experience
• California Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• One to two years in labor and delivery unit with adequate number of deliveries to ensure competence in all areas of labor, delivery, postpartum, and new born care.
• Must complete Baby Friendly coursework (Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding) within 6 months of hire.
• Must complete Relias Fetal monitoring within 3 months of hire.
• Additional Coursework: GE Health Systems, AWHONN Basic, Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring.
• If hired without L&D experience, must complete and pass a L&D class approved by the Association of American Women’s Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) within 3 months of hire date.

Nice To Haves

• Familiar with fetal monitoring high-risk labor/delivery, neonatal and postpartum management.

Responsibilities

• Assesses physical and psychosocial needs of patients.
• Plans individual care of patient and documents care plan.
• Implements and evaluates individual plan of care.
• Identifies and provides education to patient and/or significant other.
• Coordinates resources for complete and effective patient care.
• Possesses effective communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Utilizes equipment properly.
• Participates in departmental growth and development.
• Pursues professional growth.
• Follows patient care standards.
• Ability to work standby.
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
• Complies with System policies and procedures.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Benefits

• DOE
• Shift Differential
• 12.5% per diem premium

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree