Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Labor and Delivery Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Third Shift Hours per Shift: 12 hours Experience: No experience required License: Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the applicable state Certifications: BLS Must-Have: - Accepts responsibility for words, actions, attitude, and results while meeting deadlines and performance expectations. - Practices effective, clear, and respectful communications (both verbal and written) and demonstrates attentiveness through active listening and engaged body language. - Collaborates, respects, and cooperates with all co-workers, valuing differences and addressing concerns directly, while actively contributing to the vision and results of the team. - Warmly, personally, and professionally greets all internal and external customers, promoting a high level of satisfaction. - Proficiency in administering medications, performing various medical procedures, and utilizing medical equipment and technology. - Strong assessment skills, critical thinking abilities, and the capacity to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment. Description: The Registered Nurse implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person. This role focuses on creating a caring environment centered on healing and wellness. The RN honors patients' minds, bodies, and spirits by respecting human dignity and the uniqueness of everyone. Nursing practices are based on evidence, current research, hospital and department policies, and professional guidelines. Clinical decision-making incorporates all phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity. Nursing excellence is promoted through helping relationships among nursing staff and across other disciplines. This individual spends the majority of time coordinating, ensuring, and providing direct patient care activities. Responsibilities include performing and documenting a comprehensive assessment in accordance with RN's scope of practice. Consideration is given to the patient's culture, age, and developmental level. The RN develops a problem list, prioritizing patient needs based on input from the inter-professional team. Desired outcomes are determined in coordination with the patient and family. Patient care therapies and procedures are fully implemented within the RN's scope of practice. The RN explains procedures, treatments, and processes to the patient and family. This individual initiates actions to alleviate patient stress and discomfort. Recognition and communication of changes in patient condition are essential. Ongoing comprehensive patient assessments and responses to procedures are conducted and documented. The plan of care is revised and coordinated based on patient and family responses and outcomes. Mentorship of other staff members and nursing students is part of the role. Active participation in quality improvement activities and core measures is expected. A holistic perspective regarding patient care is maintained. Demonstration of critical thinking and creativity in the handling of patient issues is vital. Compassion, acceptance, respect, and empathy in relation to others are displayed. Positive customer relations are ensured through caring behaviors. Trust is promoted by meeting commitments. The RN sets priorities for the care of multiple patients and organizes workload effectively. Delegation of tasks is done appropriately, overseeing team members in performing patient care activities. Facilitation of the patient discharge process is executed in a timely manner, including discharge teaching. Input into patient/nurse assignments is provided considering available staffing and patient acuity.
