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Register Nurse (RN) - Labor & Delivery, Nights

University of Maryland Medical System

#Registered Nurse #BLS #ACLS #Critical Care #Acute Care #Labor & Delivery #Maryland Board of Nursing #Patient and Family Centered Care

Quick overview

Provides independent and coordinated care to patients within the Labor & Delivery unit as part of a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include serving as a clinical resource, mentoring new nurses, and participating in quality improvement initiatives.

Requirements summary

Requires a valid Maryland RN license (or Compact state eligibility) and at least two years of experience in Labor & Delivery or acute/critical care. Must hold current BLS and ACLS certifications, with an Associate's degree required and a Bachelor's degree preferred.

associate degreebachelor degreeMentoringACLSCritical CareAcute CareBLSPatient Care CoordinationPerformance ImprovementPreceptingClinical NursingEvidence Based PracticeLabor & DeliveryPatient and Family Centered Care

Job description

Job Requirements I.
General Summary This role is considered the minimum role for all nurses who have greater than 12 months experience.
Provides and coordinates independent care to patients within a clinical specialty as a fully effective and participative member of the multidisciplinary patient care services team.
II.
Principal Responsibilities and Tasks The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.
These are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.
Clinical Practice: 1.
Provides independent care to unit specific patient population; serves as clln1cal resource for others, utilizes and integrates evidence into practice, functions effectively in roles specific to unit (as defined by each department/unit) 2.
Accountable to patients and families for the processes and outcomes of care during an episode of care.
3, Accountable to peers for the advancement of group practice on the unit, and to the nurse manager for the totality of work performance.
4.
Serves as an effective primary coordinating nurse; collaborates with interdisciplinary team to plan and coordinate care addressing patient/family needs.
5.
Serves as clinical resource for others.
Service/Quality: 1.
Assists in team development and evaluation of tenants of Patient and Family Centered Care, suggests methods for improvement.
Participates in collection of data related to outcomes (e.g. hand offs, medication safety, etc).
2.
Participates in implementation efforts addressing Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators (NSQ[).
3.
Participates and contributes to Performance Improvement, or Evidence Based Practice, or research at the unit level.
4, Complies with standards and participates with unit level activities for regulatory compliance.
Unit Operations 1.
Supports charge nurse decisions; performs charge role for assigned shifts as needed.
2.
Assists in the development of clinical practice protocols and standards for unit.

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