Labor and Delivery RN PRN
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Job Location:
New Iberia, LA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
21 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Iberia Medical Center (IMC) in New Iberia LA is looking for team members who will help advance our vision to be the premier hospital of choice for patients physicians and employees. Weve been caring for our community for over 60 years and offer many diverse career paths. Our new employees experience opportunities to learn and grow while caring for their families friends and neighbors.
IMC is currently hiring aRegistered Nurse (RN)for our Labor and Delivery unit.Under the general supervision of the Unit Director and with the authority of the Chief Nursing Officer the RN will apply nursing process (assessment planning intervention and evaluation) in caring for patients effectively interact with patient significant others and other heath team members. A successful candidate must demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on physical psycho/social education safety and related criteria for the newborn pediatric adolescent adult and geriatric population.
This posting is for PRN applicants only.
EDUCATION
- Graduate of an accredited school preparing Registered Nurses
- BSN preferred
EXPERIENCE
- At least one year of nursing experience in maternal child emergency or critical care is preferred.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
- Current Louisiana Licensure as a RN
- BLS (CPR) upon hire
- NRP within 6 months of employment
- ACLS certification within 1 year post hire for those providing post-operative care
- PALS certification preferred within 1 year post hire
- Fetal Heart Monitoring Education
Completion of AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring Education Program by 6 months of hire for an RN with previous fetal heart monitoring experience and by one (1) year of hire of an RN with no fetal heart monitoring experience into a labor & delivery role.
RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES (included by not limited too)
- Performs a complete nursing assessment with a special focus on the adaptation to mother-baby dyad and transition to parenthood to establish and prioritize nursing diagnoses to create an individualized evidence-based plan of care.
- Assess human responses and adaptation to actual or potential health problems of the maternal newborn pediatric and gynecologic patient family and/or significant other.
- Provides patient-centered care to address physical spiritual psychosocial developmental cultural and educational needs of the mothers newborns and pediatric patients and designated family members in accordance with the plan of care hospital policy state and national regulations and recommendations and guidelines of the professional organizations.
- Recognizes current and emerging high-risk obstetrical conditions and emergencies in order to respond timely and appropriately to provide the highest quality care for the mothers and newborns.
- Administers high-risk medications in accordance with established protocols policies and procedures to obstetrical patients to promote optimal maternal newborn outcomes.
- Supports the mothers and newborns with breastfeeding by providing education and support.
- Provides appropriate referrals and individualized information regarding post-discharge community resources
Key Skills
- Forklift
- Customer Service
- Organizational skills
- Basic Math
- Dealership Experience
- Laundry
- SyteLine
- Warehouse Experience
- Dispatching
- Personal Injury Law
- Translation
- Project Coordination
About Company
Iberia Medical Center (IMC) in New Iberia, LA is looking for team members who will help advance our vision to be the premier hospital of choice for...
