What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel Nurse RN - Labor/Delivery in Sitka, AK position at Cynet Health?
Job Title :
Registered Nurse
Job Specialty :
Labor and Delivery Nurse
Job Duration :
Full Time
Shift :
Nights
Guaranteed Hours :
Not specified
Experience :
Minimum of 1 year
License :
Current full, unrestricted Registered Nursing license
Certifications :
Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - American Red Cross- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association- Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification - American Heart Association
Must-Have :
Experience in labor and delivery nursing
Job Description :
Perform a variety of nursing care procedures requiring professional knowledge and consideration of specific patient conditions and treatments.- Work independently and in consultation with a manager or supervisor in difficult situations requiring additional input.- Provide support to individuals of all ages and their families during antepartum, postpartum, labor stages, newborn baby care, and care for post-surgical C-section patients.- Respond to emergencies including trauma and fetal distress C-sections.- React calmly and make sound nursing judgments in an emergency environment.- Maintain accountability for all actions taken and proper delegation and supervision of CNAs, LPNs, Ward Clerks, and PCE on unit during shift.- Promote excellent patient care and anticipate potential problems by setting priorities for emergencies, changes in patient status, and unusual occurrences.- Manage and document nursing procedures consistent with departmental policy and demonstrate knowledge of equipment use.- Accurately administer age-specific medications and therapeutics and coordinate patient care activities with physicians and other healthcare team members.- Facilitate healing by providing nursing care that is individualized, goal-oriented, and based on scientific principles and the nursing process.- Explain tests, procedures, and disease processes to patients and significant others.- Monitor patient progress or lack thereof towards goals and direct new goal-setting and implementing revised patient care plans as directed by reassessment.- Provide discharge patient information and participate in in-services and educational programs.- Communicate constructively and positively with staff, patients, significant others, and other healthcare team members.- Participate in departmental staff meetings and unit goal-setting; assist in the orientation of new staff, travelers, and students.- Perform as a Contact RN leading assigned RNs, LPNs, and CNAs, and accomplish all assigned patient care and area support activities during the shift.
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