Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor & Delivery - TRV - 4LOCS

Job Description

Job Description

Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor & Delivery

Location : Multiple Cities of Choice in NJ, NY or TX

Duration : 3 Months Contracts with extensions up to 2 years

Hours Per Week : 40.00

Hours Per Day : 10.00

Days Per Week : 4.00

Weekly Blended : $2600 to $3100

Certifications & Licenses : BLS - AHA & RN Compact License for location

Overview :

• Job Category : Acute - Nursing - Local
• Skills : Two years of the following experience is required : Maternal and child experience IV Insertion and phlebotomy skill Conscious sedation
• Education : RN License required
• Primary Source Verification required
• AHA BLS required
• AHA ACLS required
• IV Certification required
• NRP required
• Conscious sedation certification - preferred
• Certifications & Licenses : IV Certification - RN License

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides direct patient care, practicing in an evidence-based manner, within the Scope of Practice of the California Nursing Practice Act, regulatory requirements, standards of care, and hospital policies.

The RN performs all the steps of the nursing process including assessing patients, interpreting data, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.

In addition, the RN coordinates care with other providers and acts as a teacher to the patient and family to provide the knowledge and skills needed to manage their care and prevent complications.

Essential Functions :

The essential functions listed below are general examples and not a description of comprehensive duties. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing nature or scope of this position or level of responsibility.

May be asked to perform other duties as assigned.

• Assesses patients by collecting and documenting data about patients through interviewing, history taking, personal needs and physical assessment findings.
• Obtains accurate and relevant assessment screening data and interprets the data as normal v. abnormal.
• Determines nursing diagnosis. Monitors and evaluates data as frequently as needed based on stability.
• Safely performs and documents care plan using the nursing procedures required for the patient assignment consistent with the standards of care.
• Evaluates effectiveness of interventions and monitors patient for adverse responses and side effects.
• Assesses patient / family level of understanding and documents information on clinical records.
• Creates and maintains a climate conducive to healing through being present to patient & family, identifying and managing discomforts and providing emotional support and education.
• Teaches needed information for self-care and illness prevention to patient and family members.
• Recognizes and communicates to proper authority ethical and legal issues relative to patient care; completes incident report.
• Safety performs all provision of care for any age-related needs of the patients served on the unit, including growth and development principles
• Attends meetings and serves on departmental and / or hospital committees as assigned.
• Works to support the achievement of department strategic and organizational goals.
11 days ago