What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN-Womens Svcs position at Wythe County Community Hospital?
RN-Womens Svcs at Wythe County Community Hospital Job Description:
The Registered Nurse in Women's Services provides comprehensive direct patient care for obstetrical, gynecological, and newborn situations, applying critical nursing skills and standards of practice. This role requires effective communication, decision-making abilities, and active collaboration with healthcare teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provides direct patient care to patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice
- Cares for patients with various types of obstetrical, gynecological, and/or newborn situations
- Recognizes, triages, assesses, and effectively treats life-threatening conditions of the obstetrical patient and transfers that patient to a higher level of care if indicated
- Effectively admits an obstetrical patient to labor and/or induces the patient and delivers and cares for the patient and the newborn after delivery
- Assesses a newborn, recognizes anomalies, transfers a newborn to a higher level of care if indicated, and educates the mother and family unit on newborn care
Leadership and Reporting:
Reports to: Director of the Women's Center
Qualifications:
Required Skills:
- Critical thinking skills
- Decisive judgment
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action
Required License/Certification:
- Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days from hire
- Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) within 6 months of hire date
- Fetal Monitoring within 6 months of hire date
- ACLS within 6 months of hire date
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of VA or eligibility to sit for the NCLEX exam, or Compact licensure as a Registered Nurse which includes the Commonwealth of VA, and in good standing with the Board
Minimum Education:
At least one year of previous experience in a Labor and Delivery, Nursery, Post Partum or GYN Department as an RN is strongly preferred
Keywords:
Registered Nurse, Women's Services, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Patient Care, Labor and Delivery, Newborn Care, Critical Thinking, Healthcare, Nursing
