Labor & Delivery RN - Night Shift

Description

• Perform comprehensive maternal and fetal assessments throughout labor, delivery, and recovery.

• Monitor fetal heart rates, uterine activity, and maternal vital signs.

• Administer medications and IV therapies per provider orders and protocols.

• Assist with vaginal and operative deliveries, including emergency interventions.

• Provide labor support and patient/ family education.

• Identify and respond to obstetric and neonatal emergencies.

• Maintain competency in obstetric skills, equipment, and safety initiatives.

• Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients.


• Perform routine procedures (blood pressure measurements, administering injections etc.) and fill in patients' charts.
• Adjust and administer patient's medication and provide treatments according to physician's orders.
• Inspect the facilities and act to maintain excellent hygiene and safety (decontaminating equipment, sanitizing surfaces, preparing beds etc.).
• Foster a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families.
• Reports accidents and incidents in the incident reporting system.
• Understands, complies with, and promotes all rules regarding patient rights.
• Promotes positive relationships with patients, visitors, coworkers, supervisors, other CHCS associates, and government regulators, to include presenting a professional appearance and attitude.
• Supports and abides by the mission, values, standards, and policies of CHCS in all activities.
• Ensure all equipment including vital sign machines, thermometers, saO2 machines are on the floor. If any equipment is not readily available, notify the charge nurse or the nurse manager.
• Adheres to Kansas state board of nursing's Nurse Practice Act and other governing agency regulations and policies.
• Follows hospital policies and procedures for care.
• Responsible for the coordination of patient care in collaboration with the provider for various patient populations including but not limited to: obstetrical, pediatric, postpartum, trauma, time sensitive diagnosis, ER, inpatient, outpatient, and swing bed.
• Assist in inventory outdate checks including but not limited to crash carts, ER inventory and room supply room/special cart inventory as assigned.
• Monitors and anticipates with day-to-day needs of the patients works with interdisciplinary care team to ensure needs are met.
• Provides/coordinates education for patients and their families on disease process, illness, prevention and healthy habits as appropriate.
• On-going compliance with CHCS educational requirements.
• Arrives on time and ready to work.
• All other duties as required.

Requirements

Minimum: Associate's Degree (two year college or technical school) Required, Field of Study: Nursing


Preferred: Bachelor's Degree (four year college or technical school) Preferred, Field of Study: Nursing


Experience: Minimum: 0-1 plus years of experience in Medical/Surgical Nursing
Preferred: 3 plus years of experience in Medical/Surgical Nursing, with L&D experience.

Computer Skills:


Electronic Health Record


Microsoft Suite of products

Data Collection Tools


Certificates & Licenses:


Current State of Kansas RN license in good standing

BLS, ACLS, TNCC, NRP, PALS (within 18 months of hire)