Labor RN - Obstetrics - PRN Nights (59913)

Job Summary: Practices autonomously and in accordance with professional nursing standards, within the parameters of the Illinois Nurse Practice Act, and within the policies and procedures of Anderson Hospital.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supports patients rights and responsibilities, including respect of cultural, ethical, and religious diversity.
• Responds appropriately to infant security, hospital code and patient alarms, including required documentation.
• Uses effective communication skills with patients, staff, other departments, physicians, families and visitors.
• Provides age appropriate and population specific patient care in a safe, skillful, accurate and efficient manner to newborn, adolescent and adult populations.
• Completes documentation accurately and in a timely manner, according to hospital policy and procedures.
• Assesses patient and family learning needs and provides ongoing education and evaluation. Documents readiness to learn, teaching, barriers and outcomes.
• Effectively utilizes the nursing process to ensure optimal nursing care and patient outcomes.
• Engages in activities to expand and /or enhance the professional nursing role, which includes integration of research and evidence based practice.
• Demonstrates flexibility to meet department, organization and patient/family needs.
• Delegates responsibilities to appropriate health care team members and monitors their activity and work performance.
• Facilitates and coordinates discharge planning based on patient needs.
• Demonstrates competency in antepartum and intrapartum care of low and high-risk obstetric patient populations which may include:
• Competency in waived screening procedures.
• Competency in fetal monitor interpretation.
• Competency with circulating at vaginal and cesarean births.
• Competency in care of the patient receiving epidural, spinal or general anesthesia.
• Demonstrates competency in providing care during obstetric emergencies to include: shoulder dystocia, hemorrhage, abruption, fetal distress, emergency cesarean section, and hypertension in pregnancy.
• Demonstrates proficiency in providing post-delivery/recovery care which may include promoting family bonding and initial newborn breastfeeding within one hour of birth.
• Demonstrates competency in care of the family experiencing perinatal loss.
• May be assigned as charge nurse which includes the following duties:
• Maintain patient flow through the unit.
• Assign and adjust staffing based on patient acuity.
• Complete RN Charge check off list in a timely manner.
• Act as a liaison with the nursing house supervisor.
• Demonstrate conflict management and problem solving skills in dealing with staff, patients, families, physicians and other departments.

Education Requirements and Other Requirements:

• Education Level: Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Certification/Licensure: Illinois license or eligible. BLS certification required. NRP, ACLS, and current Fetal Monitor Course preferred, or must be completed within 12 months of hire. STABLE preferred.
• Experience Requirements: Minimum of 1 year labor nursing experience preferred.