RN Hospital / Labor & Delivery - Night Shift

Employment Type: Full time Shift: Night Shift Description: The staff nurse is a registered professional who plans and renders nursing care within an assigned nursing unit. He/she gives direct patient care and maintains clinical records reflecting the patient’s condition, medication, treatment, examination, and progress according to the Delaware Nursing Practice Act and St. Francis Hospital’s policies and procedures.

Saint Francis Hospital, a member of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, is looking for an experienced Registered Nurse to join the team on our Labor & Delivery unit!

Shift: Full-time, 36hrs/wk, Night Shift (7:00 pm - 7:30 am) / Every third weekend and rotating holidays!

The staff nurse is a registered professional nurse who plans and renders nursing care within an assigned nursing unit. He/she gives direct patient care and maintains clinical records reflecting the patient’s condition, medication, treatment, examination, and progress according to the Delaware Nursing Practice Act and St. Francis Hospital’s policies and procedures.

Adheres to hospital nursing practice standards, demonstrates appropriate assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care.

Displays an understanding of normal newborn transitional care including thermoregulation, glucose monitoring, and respiratory status.

Plans and delivers care to the newborn with complications.

Identifies patient needs based on objective data and follows through with appropriate documentation.

Implements appropriate Nursing actions to each patient needs identified.

Discusses with and includes parents about planned patient care and expected outcomes and documents same.

Identifies and appropriately utilizes multidisciplinary approach to facilitate delivery of patient care.

Instructs parents in follow-up care/activities in preparation for transfer/discharge. Gives written instructions and materials to parents. Documents understanding of instructions.

Initiates Clinical Pathways/Plan of care on appropriate patient population on admission.

Minimum Qualifications: ASN required, BSN preferred, from an accredited school of nursing

Active RN License in the state of Delaware

Must have at least 1-2 years' experience working in Labor & Delivery

Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage

Retirement Savings Program

Tuition Reimbursement

By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

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