RN-PD Labor & Delivery

Job Title

Direct Patient Care Nursing

Job Description

Varied Hours/Varied Days. Includes weekends and Holidays. Shift can start as early as 6:00pm and as late as 9:00pm. Shift can end as early as 6:30am and as late as 9:30am.

Performs an age specific plan of care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. Collaborates with physicians and other health team members in coordinating and implementing procedures and treatments. Uses leadership skills/clinical judgment in coordinating patient care and directing/delegating activities of the patient care unit team.

Job Responsibility

• * Assesses the patients physiologic health status
• * Assesses patients psychosocial health status
• * Identifies patient outcome
• * Formulates the plan of care and establishes the priorities necessary to achieve expected outcome
• * Implements the plan of care
• * Evaluates care provided for patient outcome
• * Collaborates with other care team members in planning and carrying out treatment regimen; provides direction to other members of the care team
• * Performs grade I-IV Decubitus Care
• * Administers medications correctly and safely
• * Participates in patient and family education
• Performs related duties, as required.

Job Qualification

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing. Bachelors Degree in Nursing, preferred. Must be enrolled in an accredited program within 24 months of employment, if hired after January 1, 2013 and obtain a BSN Degree within five (5) years of employment date.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
• BLS, NRP and ACLS Required
• Documented Labor & Delivery competency/ Transitional Newborn Care Experience required
• C-EFM preferred or obtained by 1 year of hire.
• AWHONN intermediate course and EFM certification preferred.
• OB Float

*Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).