Full-Time NurseryPost-partum RN

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Overview:

Description

The Registered Nurse will play a critical role in delivering high-quality compassionate care to a diverse patient population. Your responsibilities will encompass all aspects of patient care including conducting thorough assessments designing and implementing personalized care plans administering medications and treatments and evaluating patient responses to interventions. You will work closely with an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care and ensure continuity throughout the treatment process.

In this role you will educate patients and their families about health conditions treatments and post-discharge care empowering them to make informed decisions about their health. You will monitor and record vital signs observe changes in patient conditions and respond promptly with appropriate interventions. Utilizing sound clinical judgment you will address complex health situations consult with medical team members as needed and document all care in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards.

The RN is expected to uphold the highest standards of patient safety adhere to evidence-based protocols and contribute to a supportive and empathetic environment. As a patient advocate you will work tirelessly to ensure each patients comfort dignity and well-being while fostering trust and a sense of security. This role demands a commitment to continuous learning adaptability to evolving healthcare practices and dedication to promoting the mission and values of the healthcare organization. Responsible for performing competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by the critical thinking model known as the nursing process. Possesses clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards as required by clinical area(s). Exhibits sound knowledge and understanding of routine nursing procedures and RN and LPN scope of practice.

Key Responsibilities

Other Requirements

All Direct Care Registered Nurses must have Basic Life Support within 90 days of hire.

Must meet and maintain any additional Life Support requirements defined by the clinical area:

Critical Care/Intermediate Care Unit - Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 90 days of hire. Emergency Care - ACLS & Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 90 days of hire. Oncology Care - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)/Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) or Sentara approved course Chemotherapy & Biotherapy Provider Card within 6 months of hire. Womens Care - Perinatal departments; Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification (NRP) within 6 months of hire. Inpatient Pediatrics - PALS within 90 days of hire.

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Sentara Obici Hospital a 175-bed state-of-the-art facility is located on Godwin Boulevard in Suffolk VA. Our full-service hospital continues a legacy of providing residents of Western Tidewater with high-quality patient-centered care. As a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence the hospital specializes in orthopedic and spine heart and vascular advanced imaging gynecological and comprehensive breast services behavioral health maternity weight loss surgery and a heartburn treatment center.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30000-member workforce. Diversity inclusion and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission to improve health every day this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Kansas Louisiana Maine Maryland Minnesota Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin and Wyoming.