RN, Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery

Description

Summary :

The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinicalsetting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness ofall relevant aspects of a situation.

Provides routine and complexcare, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continuesto develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies ofclinical nursing.

Makes appropriate assignments and delegates toother care providers as a means to help manage the clinicalsituation.

The CHRISTUS Spohn SouthLabor and Delivery, Antepartum and Obstetrical EmergencyDepartments are all staffed by one group of associates that arecrossed trained in all three areas.

Registered Nurses, OB SurgicalTechnicians, Certified Nurse Aides and Unit Secretaries make up ourwonderful team of associates.

In addition we have 24-hour CRNAcoverage for maternity anesthesia and our OBED is staffed within-house OB Hospitalist to accept transfers, care for patients andhandle emergencies 24 hours a day.

We average about 220 deliveriesper month. We are capable of providing care for our patients inneed of Non-stress test, Amniocentesis, Induction of Labor,Management of Postpartum complications such as hemorrhage orelevated blood pressure, and have the capability to begin anemergency section within 30 minutes of decision time and recognizedas a Texas Ten Step for Breastfeeding.

Our department is a happyenvironment for the patient and family, and our team provides anexceptional patient experience.

If you arelooking to join a rapidly growing faith-based organization thatencourages professional development, we want you to become a partof the CHRISTUS Spohn family!

Responsibilities :

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUSCompetencies : Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader ofLeaders.
• Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standardsof Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process,including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention andevaluation for assigned patients
• Addressesincreasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and socialneeds of patient and families in accordance with their level ofpractice
• Using the appropriate protocol, administersmedications and treatments; monitors for side-effects andeffectiveness of the treatment prescribed
• Documentspatient history, symptoms, medication, and care given
• Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, familymembers and / or care givers; identify issues and resources

CORE COMPETENCIES

Standard I : Utilizes the NursingProcess

• Uses critical thinking skills to assess thebasic physical, psychosocial, social, cultural,
• Spiritual, and development needs of patient and families
• Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare teammembers
• Develops and uses a specific plan of care andmodifies it to meet individual patient needs using evidence-basedpractice.
• Implements patient care and therapeuticprocedures; monitors and documents progression of treatment andteaching goals
• Evaluates the care and treatment(s)provided to the patient and the patient response to the care andtreatment(s).
• Performs timely reassessment anddocumentation
• Must be able to perform unit-specificcompetencies based on the specific patient care need for thedesignated unit's patient population

Standard II.Patient Throughput & Patient Flow Process

• Anticipates and plans for admission / discharge / transfer needs tofacilitate patient flow
• Utilizes appropriate systemsof communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process
• Coaches on tools and techniques for checking, crosschecking and validating orders to ensure accuracy.

Standard III. Unit Operations

• Plans, directs, andevaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a particularnursing unit during an assigned shift
• Demonstratesgood stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment andSupplies
• Assesses departmental staffing needs;actively participates in resourcing efforts.
• Educatesand trains others on the operations, ethics, and regulations withinthe industry.

Standard IV. Safe Practice / QualityCare / Regulations

• Incorporates patient safetypractices / guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting inpositive patient outcomes
• Demonstrates accountabilityfor nursing research and quality improvement activities
• Provides evidence-based nursing care
• Communicates patient information effectively across the continuumof care
• Educates and trains others on the operations,ethics, and regulations within the industry.
• Knowledge of federal, state and local healthcare-related laws andregulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practicesand activities.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Clinical Policies and Standards

• Follows aspecific set of standards and associated clinical procedures
• Analyzes policy and standards documentation and ensuresorganizational compliance
• Provides feedback forimprovement of procedures
• Assists in the developmentand implementation of specific procedures
• Works withcontrol and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques

Health Information Documentation

• Sharesexperiences with maintaining paper and electronic patientdocumentation
• Walk through the steps and proceduresfor receiving, validating and updating patient records
• Describes the flow of information between various stations orunits
• Discusses the functions, features and documentflow of electronic documentation
• Transcribes verbalorders; explains techniques for ensuring their accuracy
• Explains health information documentation best practices andtheir rationale across health care practices.

MedicalEquipment

• Describes experience with basic medicalequipment used in own unit or facility
• Uses standarddiagnostic tools and techniques to resolves common equipmentproblems
• Educates patients about the appropriate useof home medical equipment
• Ensures that all equipmentand related supplies are in proper working order prior to use toensure patient safety
• Inspects, troubleshoots andevaluates incoming equipment

Medical OrderProcessing

• Shares experiences with processing medicalorders for one or more groups of patients or conditions
• Describes functions and features of the system used toenter, validate, update and forward medical orders
• Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures forcorrecting
• Explains considerations for entering andfollowing standing orders
• Differentiates betweenstanding orders and preprinted orders and considerations foreach

Patient Chart Reading and Interpretation

• Describes experiences in reading and interpreting patientcharts for patients on unit and under own care
• Reviewspatients’ charts for completion and accuracy; identifies and alertsto mistakes or omissions
• Recognizes unexpectedreadings and alerts nursing or medical staff
• Relatesexamples of mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessonslearned
• Reviews, discusses and validates owninterpretation with others

Patient Safety

• Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more patientgroups or settings
• Explains key features of safetyguidelines and procedures for those groups and settings
• Listens and responds to safety inquiries from patients andfamily members
• Recognizes and addresses physiologicaland psychological signs of problems
• Describesconsiderations for patients who can cause to harm to self, versusharm to others
• Utilizes appropriate systems todocument misses and near misses, participates in immediateinvestigating, analysis and reporting in real-time.

Requirements : Experience :

Experience :

• 1 year of experience in the related nursingspecialty preferred.
• Perinatal RNResidency, or recently practicing in a Perinatal Setting ispreferred.

Education :

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing,preferred.
• All newly hired experienced RNsmust attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days ofhire.
• New hires are precepted by adesignated trained staff member and initial on-boardingrequirements are validated through successful completion of thedesignated organizational entry competency validation and aPerinatal Department-specific competencyvalidation.
• Completion of all annualcompetency verification requirements.

Licenses / Certifications / Registrations :

• RN License in state of employment orcompact
• BLS required
• Current certification from NCC ElectronicFetal Monitoring (C-EFM) or one of the following AWHONN courses : Intermediate FHM, Intermediate FHM Instructor, Advanced FHMInstructor, or Instructor Trainer at time of hire for experiencednurses;

within 90 days of hire for new graduates and experiencednurses new to the specialty then required to maintain coursecertification thereafter.

• CurrentACLS certification within 30 days of hire for experienced nurses;within 90 days of hire for new graduates then required to maintaincertification thereafter.
• Current NRPcertification at time of hire for experienced nurses; within 60days for new graduates and experienced nurses new to the specialtythen required to maintain certificationthereafter.

WorkSchedule : Varies

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WorkType : FullTime

FullTime

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