CO - Family Birthing Center Nurse- NIGHTS

SCOPE STATEMENT:A Registered Nurse (RN) for the Family Birthing Center is able to independently assess and evaluate the health status of both labor and neonate patients utilizing objective and subjective data and identifying health care problems. Through the care planning process, the RN collaborates with the patient, family, providers, and others on the healthcare team to establish realistic and measurable short and long term goals; prioritizing needs through planning, and the implementation of all interventions to include patient education and counseling. The RN must maintain safe and effective care throughout the episode of care through the institution of standard procedures that stabilize each patient's condition or through the prevention of serious complications in emergency situations. Each intervention is evaluated and documented to determine the outcome of care and if additional interventions are required to achieve optimal health outcomes. The RN acts as a patient advocate. Nothing in this job description restricts HRRMC s ability to assign, reassign or eliminate duties and responsibilities of this job at any time. HRRMC does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Critical features of this job have been described; those features may be changed at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons deemed appropriate by HRRMC. Other duties may be assigned. ESSENTIAL DUTIES PER AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY 1. Directly provides patient care and monitors the patient's response to labor, delivery and postpartum phases of pregnancy, assisting and education in breastfeeding as needed. 2. Promotes wellness for mother during pregnancy and after delivery through continuous education. 3. Provides education to mother about infant care. 4. Documents all events and education in the patient medical record utilizing computers. 5. Communicates patient's condition verbally and in writing to the physician and the nursing supervisor. 6. Assists other FBC staff in maintaining skills and learning new procedures and equipment. 7. Collaborates with nursery nurse in care of mother / baby couplet. 8. Assists physicians with procedures. 9. Assists nurse manager as requested. 10. Assists staff with emergencies in other nursing units when possible. 11. Maintains a clean, orderly and safe environment for all patients in the FBC unit. 12. Clerical duties as required in the department. 13. Maintains inventory and requisitions supplies as needed. 14. Monitors equipment for proper functioning; arranges for repairs as necessary. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Minimum of an Associate s Degree (ADN) from an accredited nursing program. Minimum of one year in area of specialty or acute care preferred or adequate orientation. LANGUAGE SKILLS Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent language, grammar and spelling skills. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, percentages and decimals. OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES This position may require special skills listed below.Accurate, efficient, key-boarding skills; ability to work under pressure with multiple priorities; highly organized. Must be able to adjust to: 1. Occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries 2. Emergency or crisis situations 3. Be subjected to irregular hours on occasion 4. Handling absentee replacement or high census demands on short notice REASONING ABILITY Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions to assist with resolutions to issues and problems. Must be able to apply a high level of understanding to carry out detailed and involved written or oral instructions. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Maintain current, active license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Colorado. Maintain current BLS certification. If not already certified, must complete certification within 30 days of hire. Maintain current ACLS certification. If not already certified, must complete certification within 60 days of hire. Maintain current Neonatal Resuscitation certification. If not already certified, must complete certification at the next available training date. Maintain current PALS certification. If not already certified, must complete certification within 60 days of hire. PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES & REQUIREMENTS, VISUAL ACUITY, AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF THE POSITION The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee is occasionally required to walk or sit; and must be able to smell in order to detect changes in odors. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision for reading medical records, monitors and other equipment; color vision to observe patient for changes, color of fluids; peripheral vision to observe surroundings while providing patient care; and ability to adjust focus while looking from patient to other areas. CONFIDENTIALITY Maintains patient, employee, and hospital confidentiality at all times, discussing patient, employee, or hospital business only with appropriate parties who have a bona fide need to know; and communicating only the minimum amount of information necessary with respect to protected health information (PHI) as identified by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

Shift: 6 PM - 6 AM: 12 hour shifts

Specialty Type: Nursing

Sub Specialties: Labor and Delivery Nurse

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