STAFF RN - Birthing Center
About The Position
The Registered Nurse in the Birthing Center assesses the health status of individuals and groups, establishes nursing diagnoses and care goals, plans and implements nursing interventions, and evaluates and documents responses to care. The role also assesses patients preparing for surgery, identifies and addresses risk factors according to anesthesia protocols, and provides preoperative education to promote patient understanding and reduce day-of-surgery cancellations. The RN applies critical thinking and nursing judgment to ensure protocol requirements are met and communicates abnormal test findings to anesthesia or the surgeon as needed. The RN collaborates with surgeons’ offices, the operating room, and Anesthesia to ensure patients’ vital and required information is documented and available for review before surgery. The position also delegates appropriate interventions, supervises others as appropriate, contributes to a safe care environment, educates patients, families, and health professionals, and collaborates with other health professionals in planning and managing care. The job is based in the Birthing Center in Brattleboro, Vermont, and is scheduled for 36 hours on nights, with rotating weekend and holiday schedules. The broader perioperative services scope described in the posting includes preoperative assessment, operating room, post-anesthesia care, ambulatory care, endoscopy, minor procedures, and sterile processing. The department provides surgical and related care to patients from 10 months of age through the end of life.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited RN program.
- Ambulatory Care or Same Day Surgery experience.
- Recent critical care or pre/post-surgical experience.
- ACLS certification.
- Computer skills and previous electronic charting experience.
- Current Vermont Registered Nurse license or compact license.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
- Ability to work with patients, families, and members of the public experiencing stressful situations.
- Ability to perform keyboarding functions.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and move patients from one point to another.
- Eye/hand coordination and manual dexterity.
- Normal or corrected vision and hearing.
Nice To Haves
- BSN preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assess health status and establish nursing diagnoses and goals to address identified health care needs.
- Plan, prescribe, implement, and evaluate nursing interventions and document responses to care.
- Assess patients preparing for surgery and identify and intervene on risk factors according to anesthesia protocols.
- Provide preoperative education to support patient understanding and help limit day-of-surgery cancellations.
- Use critical thinking and nursing judgment to ensure anesthesia protocol requirements are met and communicate abnormal test findings to anesthesia or the surgeon as needed.
- Collaborate with surgeons’ offices, the operating room, and Anesthesia to ensure vital and required patient information is recorded and available for review on the day of surgery.
- Delegate interventions that may be performed by others and supervise others as appropriate.
- Help maintain a safe environment for effective nursing care.
- Educate patients, families, and health professionals.
- Collaborate with other health professionals in planning and managing health care.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
