About this position
Job Description
Responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Maintains accountability for his/her own practice and participates in patient and family teaching throughout all stages of pregnancy. Collaboration with other professional disciplines to ensure effective patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes. Effectively interact with patient and significant others, while maintaining the standard of professional nursing. Delegates/provides direction to other nursing personnel in the unit in accordance with their level of experience and expertise.
Responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Maintains accountability for his/her own practice and participates in patient and family teaching throughout all stages of pregnancy. Collaboration with other professional disciplines to ensure effective patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes. Effectively interact with patient and significant others, while maintaining the standard of professional nursing. Delegates/provides direction to other nursing personnel in the unit in accordance with their level of experience and expertise.
Schedule:
Day and/or NOC availability for shift and backup call hours. 12 hour shifts 0600 to 1830, and 1800-0630.
Specific Job duties:
Labor and Delivery nursing care responsibilities (but are not limited to):
- Monitors patient throughout (before/during/after) the labor
- Performs basic IV skills
- Knowledge of hemodynamics
- Administers pain medication as ordered
- Takes and records patient’s vital signs, ascertains if problematic
- Reads fetal monitor & ascertains if problematic
- Identifies & manages life-sustaining physiological functions in unstable patients
- Cares for patients Pitocin, MgSO4 & continuous epidural
- Ensures patient is in proper position for delivery & all monitoring equipment is functioning properly
- Aids doctor during delivery and as needed
- Immediate care of newborn (clean, weigh, etc)
Mother-Baby care responsibilities (but are not limited to):
- Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patients’ (both mother and infant) care plans
- Maintains a comfortable, safe and clean environment for mother and infant ƒ Assists mother with her hygienic needs
- Checks mother for any post partum bleeding
- Examines mother’s fundus
- Inspects c-section incision (if applicable)
- Assesses mother’s pain, if any
- Performs emotional status checks on mother, recognizing symptoms such as those related to post partum depression
- Monitors bonding between mother and infant
- Provides mother with breast-feeding tips, Educates mother on sore nipple management
- Teaches mother bathing tips for infant
- Keeps track of all feeds and diapers
- Involves and educates family/significant others in implementing best practices for mother and infant care
- Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms
- Performs other position-related duties as assigned, depending on assignment setting
Float among various clinical services, where qualified and competent
Minimum requirements for this position:
- Currently licensed in the state of Wisconsin as a Registered Nurse in good standing
- Current BLS certification
- Current ACLS certification
- Current NRP certification
- Current STABLE certification