TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified Labor/Delivery RN in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum 1 year
License: Current RN license required
Certifications: Current BLS certification, Current ACLS certification, Current NRP certification, Intermediate AWHONN certification required, Stable certification required
Must-Have: Graduate of an accredited program for Registered Nursing
Description:
The Registered Nurse is a clinical practitioner who coordinates and implements patient care specific to the age of the patient population served on the assigned units.
He/she ensures that quality care is provided in an efficient and safe manner, consistent with the unit's standards of care.
He/she demonstrates performance consistent with the mission, philosophy, and goals of the unit and organization.
Demonstrates quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice.
Treats staff, physicians, patients, and families with consideration and respect.
Responsibilities include:
Meeting expectations of the applicable competencies.
Obtaining and recording initial assessment and establishing priorities according to patient age, symptoms, and psychosocial needs.
Re-assessing patients' systems systematically to identify progress and trends that require intervention.
Developing and implementing a measurable individualized plan of care for the patient within the timeframe established by Nursing Standards of Care.
Making comprehensive nursing decisions based on the interpretation of facts and evaluations of patient outcomes; modifying the plan of care based on the evaluations.
Participating in patient/significant other health education and discharge planning.
Implementing and documenting timely interventions appropriate to patient needs.
Evaluating the plan of care.
Performing various Point of Care testing procedures.
Requirements:
Current knowledge and skills appropriate to the age/type of patient population served.
Knowledgeable and sensitive to patients' rights in the delivery of care.
Communicates in a clear and concise manner appropriate to the developmental age of the patient.