Registered Nurse (RN), Inpatient - MBU, Mother Baby Unit, Postpartum

We are searching for a Staff Nurse for our Mother Baby Unit - someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you’ll provide nursing care to patients by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age-appropriate care in a manner that incorporates family-centered principles and cost-effective care.

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QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in nursing or other degree in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement
• Current licensure with the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas or Nurse Licensure Compact and BLS certification are required
• 1 year of professional nursing experience
• The ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills, good time and resource management skills, flexibility, strong oral and written communication skills, knowledge of unit-specific equipment, and knowledge of the nursing process, critical thinking skills, and interdisciplinary collaboration

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform and document assessments of the patient / family including biophysical, psychosocial, developmental, cultural, spiritual, and environmental needs
• Collect and analyze data from the medical record in order to coordinate patient care
• Analyze situations, anticipate potential problems, and detect changes in patient status
• Identify each patient’s needs pertaining to patient teaching, discharge planning, growth and development, nutritional screening, functional status, and pain management
• Develop an individualized plan of care based upon the nursing assessment and re-prioritize and change as necessary
• Determine which standards of care and practice apply to the patient and coordinate among other health team members as appropriate
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and / or patient care conferences
• Execute therapeutic physician or nurse interventions according to established standards
• Evaluate and document the patient’s response to the care provided and recognize their progress towards the desired outcome
• Identify actual / potential barriers to learning and utilize various teaching strategies to overcome them as appropriate
• Maintain confidentiality concerning patient / family issues
• Act as a resource in educating new employees / team members
• Participate in achieving hospital / unit goals, structures, and priorities
• 48 bed unit (2 floors); provides couplet care and education (mom and baby) to women and their newborns during the postpartum period after a vaginal or C-section birth.

Ensures that both mom and baby each meet the appropriate milestones for a safe discharge home; can also provide care for patients after a gynecological surgery.