Assessment, planning, implementing, evaluation and supervising care of patients in all areas to include teaching and discharge relief charge, as needed, utilizing standards of care, policies and procedures.
Responsibilities:Essential Job Responsibilities
- Provides ongoing accurate, complete physical and emotional and spiritual assessment for all patients assigned.
- Establishes nursing diagnosis based on assessment with follow through plan of care.
- Participates in interdisciplinary planning of care, and is able to work in LD Nursery and Post-Partum.
- Safe, competent and complete care based on patient assessment and diagnosis.
- Provides patient and family education to include in-house and post discharge.
- Evaluate and update plan of care.
- Clerical duties to include accurate transcription of MD orders and knowledge of computer R/T those orders.
- Safe, accurate, timely administration of medications.
- Supervise OBTs, Nursing Assistants, and Orientees to maintain competent level of care.
- Accurate and complete documentation including co-signature when required.
- Performs any other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:Essential Job Qualifications
Education:
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing. Associate diploma or B.S.N.
Experience:
- Minimum of 6 months one year medical surgical hospital experience required, previous OB experience preferred
Training/License:
- N.A./Current NYS Registered Nurse
Other:
- BLS, ACLS, NRP, EFM Training required within 6 months of employment.
- Certification in inpatient obstetrics and EFM certification preferred.