RN - Labor and Delivery (L&D)

RN - Labor and Delivery (L&D)

The Registered Nurse implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and the creation of a caring environment focused on healing and wellness. The RN honors patients minds, body, and spirit by respecting human dignity and the uniqueness of everyone. Nursing practices are based on evidence and current research as well as hospital and department policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines. Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity. Nursing excellence is promoted through helping relationships among nursing staff and across other disciplines. The Registered Nurse is an exemplar for compassion, acceptance, respect, and empathy honoring nursing as a distinct discipline and supporting an environment focused on healing and wellness. As a clinical nurse, this individual spends majority of his/her time coordinating, ensuring, and providing direct patient care activities on the unit through: provision of nursing rounds, assessments, and treatments; facilitating admission, transfer, and discharge activities; provision of patient and family-centered education; care coordination and individualized treatment planning as applicable, etc.

Job Responsibilities:

• Performs and documents a comprehensive assessment in accordance with RNs scope of practice and hospital policies/procedures.
• Considers the patient’s culture, age and developmental level.
• Coordinates initiation of patient database.
• Identifies patient risk factors and presenting complaint.
• Obtains patient health information from family or others as necessary.
• Collects objective/quantitative and subjective/qualitative data.
• Verifies initial admission assessment, if obtained by other members of the healthcare team.
• Develops a problem list, prioritizing patient needs based on input from the inter-professional team as appropriate.
• Design actions and interventions relevant to patient’s culture and age.
• Determines desired outcomes in coordination with patient and family in accordance with medical plan of care.
• Fully implements patient care therapies and procedures with empowerment and clinical autonomy within scope of practice in accordance with established policies, procedures, professional guidelines, culture, and age of patient served.
• Explains procedures, treatments and processes to patient and family.
• Initiates action to alleviate patient’s stress and discomfort.
• Recognizes, responds to, and communicates changes in patient condition appropriately.
• Conducts and documents ongoing comprehensive patient assessment and response to procedures and therapies using nursing process according to hospital policy, established standards, culture and age of patient served.
• Revises and coordinates the plan of care and clinical pathway based on patient and family response and outcomes.
• Mentors other staff members and nursing students.
• Facilitates orientation of new staff.
• Acts as a role model and resource to others in clinical role.
• Demonstrates support of unit/house-wide professional governance/staff empowerment activities.
• Demonstrates active participation in unit-based activities in support of organizational values/priorities.
• Promotes a positive group dynamic and healing environment through words and actions.
• Assures nursing excellence in accordance with accepted standards, evidence-based practice, current research, and caring philosophy.
• Actively participates in department and/or unit quality improvement activities and core measures such as, but not limited to, patient satisfaction, patient falls, pressure ulcers, CAUTIs, auditing and monitoring of documentation.
• Uses a holistic perspective regarding patient care.
• Demonstrates critical thinking and creativity in the handling of patient issues.

Skills:

Required Skills & Experience:

• No experience.
• Accepts responsibility for words, actions, attitude, and results while meeting deadlines and performance expectations.
• Practices effective, clear, and respectful communications (both verbal and written) and demonstrates attentiveness through active listening and engaged body language.
• Collaborates, respects, and cooperates with all co-workers, valuing differences and addressing concerns directly, while actively contributing to the vision and results of the team.
• Warmly, personally, and professionally greets all internal and external customers, promoting a high level of satisfaction by providing information about what to expect, actively listening, and intentionally following up on questions and concerns, including taking corrective action when necessary.
• Proficiency in administering medications, performing various medical procedures such as wound care and IV therapy, and utilizing medical equipment and technology.
• Additionally, strong assessment skills, critical thinking abilities, and the capacity to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment are essential.
• Communication skills are vital for collaborating with interdisciplinary teams and providing clear explanations to patients and their families.
• Deep understanding of medical terminology, disease processes, and healthcare regulations ensures competent and safe delivery of care.
• Overall, the role demands a combination of clinical expertise, empathy, and adaptability to meet the complex needs of patients while upholding professional standards of nursing practice.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

N/A

Responsibilities cont’d:

• Attends all required safety training programs and can describe his/her responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety, specific job-related hazards, and national patient safety goals.
• Displays compassion, acceptance, respect, and empathy in relation to others.
• Ensures positive customer relations through caring behaviors.
• Uses sensitivity in managing difficult or emotional situations.
• Responds promptly and courteously to customer requests.
• Solicits honest feedback to improve service and care.
• Promotes trust by meeting commitments.
• Sets priorities for the care of multiple patients.
• Assures resources and coordinates plan of care.
• Organizes workload so there is effective utilization of time and energy relative to patient acuity and patient care processes.
• Delegates task appropriately and oversee team members in the performance of activities regarding patient care.
• Monitors accuracy and completeness of delegated patient care provided by other team members in implementation of plan of care.
• Identifies and addresses educational needs of patients related to prioritized problems according to level of comprehension.
• Verbalizes a concise and accurate report in support of continuity of care.
• Facilitates patient discharge process by executing discharge orders in a timely manner, identifying potential discharges, assuring the performance of discharge teaching and coordination of plan with Case Management and others as indicated.
• Provides input into patient/nurse assignments in consideration of available staffing, unit activity and patient acuity.

Education:

Required Education:

• ADN or ASN.

Preferred Education:

• BSN.

Required Certifications & Licensure:

• Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the applicable state.
• BLS.

Preferred Certifications & Licensure:

N/A

Job Category: Clinical Nursing

Guaranteed Hours: 36

Contract Weeks: 90

Client Details

Address: 913 North Dixie Avenue

City: Elizabethtown

State: KY

Zip Code: 42701