Staff RN - Perinatal Services, PRN
Essential Job Duties:
- Performs patient assessments in a systematic and organized manner to provide high quality and safe outcomes.
- Provides direction and collaborates with team members to support a healthy work environment.
- Analyzes collected data to formulate a plan of care that contributes to high quality and safe outcomes.
- Implements a plan of care with measurable criteria consistent with work class performance levels.
- Evaluates the plan of care with the patient and family/support system to maintain world class levels of patient satisfaction and outcomes.
- Contributes to a high performance work environment by seeking educational resources that enhance and maintain current knowledge and skills.
Secondary Job Duties That May be Reassigned:
Must also perform the following department specific duties:
- Achieve NRP Certification within six months of hire and maintain throughout.
- Attend S.T.A.B.L.E. class within eight months of hire and maintain throughout,.
- Demonstrate knowledge of OB specific medications (Pitocin, Magnesium Sulfate)
- Performs sterile vaginal exams to assess labor progress (dilation, effacement, station, position)
- Demonstrate knowledge of fetal monitoring, including application of fetal scalp electrode and interpretation of reassuring and non-reassuring fetal monitoring strips.
- Demonstrates competency in scrubbing/circulating for C-Sections
- Utilizes appropriate Breastfeeding techniques, holds and equipment to promote successful breast-feeding
- Demonstrate knowledge of infant security procedures
- Demonstrate knowledge of oxygen therapy in the treatment of newborns with respiratory distress
- Demonstrate knowledge of infant umbilical catheters
- Recognize signs and symptoms of hyperbilirubinemia and provide Phototherapy set-up, use and cleaning of equipment
- Demonstrates proficiency in preforming and documenting newborn hearing screens, and CHD screens
- Demonstrates knowledge in caring for the stillborn and offering grief support to the family.
- Education: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
- Licensure: Registered Nurse license from the Indiana State Board of Nursing. Some areas may require a current and valid driver’s license.
- Experience: Graduate of RN Program