RN - Labor and Delivery - Full Time Nights

Job:RNL&D
Classification:Hourly/NonExempt
Job Category:2 Professionals


Position Summary
The Labor and Delivery RN knows and conforms to the Texas Nursing Practice Act and the Boards rules and regulations as well as all federal state and local laws rules or regulations. The RN provides without discrimination nursing services regardless of age disability economic status gender national origin and race religion or health problems of the patient. The RN is responsible and accountable for providing delegating and coordinating patient care ensures that patient care needs standards of safety standards of care and patient rights are met and coordinates plan of care and collaborates with team members to achieve goals of the unit for patient education and discharge planning.

Essential Functions
Providesageappropriatecare.
Demonstrates knowledge and skill in the assessment and care of antepartum intrapartum newly delivered and postpartum women.
Accurately evaluates labor progress.
Accurately assesses and documents fetal heart rate tracings and contraction patterns.
Accurately assesses quantitative blood loss during and after delivery.
Administers appropriate medications and treatments to patients.
Assesses and documents vital signs according to unit guidelines.
Updates Care Plan according to patient status and unit guidelines.
Educates the patient and her family on all aspects of her care.
Assesses and intervenes appropriately based on patients coping abilities.
Provides clear information to providers regarding status of the patient.
Participates in unit Process Improvement projects.
Actively participates in chart audits.
Provides bedside handoff whenever transfer of care occurs.
Adheres to and follows all patient experience initiatives.
Reports to and departs from work on time and as scheduled.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Must be able to deal with stress while maintaining composure.
Participates in unit specific quarterly education.
Provides appropriate care/care planning to unit guidelines designation and national mandates.
Provides motherbaby care as appropriate for census and staffing.
Acts a surgical circulator in cesarean section tubal ligations and emergency procedures.
Demonstrates knowledge and competence in preoperative and post anesthesia care.
Demonstrates knowledge and competence in obstetric triage.
Must be able to deal with stress while maintaining composure.
Demonstrates knowledge and competence in care and transfers of highrisk obstetrical patients.
Willingness to take unit call as needed assigned by Director.
Advocate of familycentered care.
Follows and adheres to TRMC vaccine policy(s) mandated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Work Experience
L&D Antepartum or Postpartum experience preferred.

Education
Registered Nurse currently licensed to practice in the State of Texas required.
BLS(Basic LifeSupport)uponhire date.
ACLS(Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)within 90 days of hire
NRP(Neonatal Resuscitation Program)90 days of hiredate.
AWHONN Fetal Monitoring preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment
Lifting/Carrying Pushing/Pulling
Lbs. Time Lbs. Time
110 3
1 033
2 033
5 033
760 033

Movement Time
Bend/Stoop/Twist 033
Crouch/Squat 033
Kneel/Crawl 033
Reach Above Shoulder 033
Reach Below Shoulder 033
Repetitive Arm None
Repetitive Hand 033
Grasping 033
Squeezing 033
Climb Stairs None
Walking Uneven 033
Walking Even 3466

Environment Time
Indoors 67100
Outdoors 033
Extreme Heat None
Dusty None
Excessive Noise 033

Equipment Time
Motor Vehicles None
Foot Pedals None
Extreme Heat None
Dusty None
Excessive Noise 033

Work Near Time
Machinery None
Electricity None
Sharps 033
Chemicals 033
Fumes 033
Heights None

Vision
Depth Perception Required
< 20 Required
Color Not Required
Peripheral Required

Endurance Hours at Once Total in 12HR
Sit 1 3
Stand 4 4.5
Walk 4 4.5