Summary
This position has basic knowledge of neonatal care and is able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for maternity patients.
Responsibilities
- (40%)
- Regularly assesses patient's/client's needs and provides skilled nursing services as prescribed by the physician authorized plan of care, and accepted standards of nursing practice. (20%)
- Provides direct resident care including medication administration, treatments, call lights, assisting with transfers, responding to alarms, etc. (20%)
- Evaluates effectiveness of treatment plan and makes suggestions or participates in updating/revising the treatment plan in collaboration with other team members, utilizing current information to improve patient care. (10%)
- Processes physician/provider orders and performs physician ordered care accurately, completely and in a timely manner. (10%) Follows up regarding medication changes and order clarifications as requested.
Certifications and Licensures
Credential: BLS: Basic Life Support
Equivalent Experience
- Within 1 month of hire or transfer
- Qualification
- Source:
- AHA
- Essential: true
- Credential:
- NRP: Neonatal Resuscitation
Equivalent Experience
NRP required within 12 months of hire or transfer to position.
Essential
- true
- Credential: RN: Registered Nurse
Qualification Source
- MI
- Essential: true
- Credential:
- TEAM
- ADVANCED: Techniques for Effective Aggression Management
Equivalent Experience
- Within 6 months of hire or transfer (Employees who are in this position on or before 12/31/2023 will have 24 months to complete this certification)
- Essential: true
- Credential:
- ACLS: Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Equivalent Experience
Required within 12 months of hire or transfer. Effective 5/8/24, current employees will have 12 months to obtain the certification.
Essential: true
Required
Education
Associates Degree in Nursing required.
Equivalent Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.
- Education
- Specialization:
- NRG
- Essential: true
Other Information
Other duties and responsibilities
- Demonstrates the ability to interpret information and reports pertinent data to the physician, including pertinent clinical information. Assess learning needs considering readiness, ability, preferences, and cultural / spiritual variables. Provide education to meet the individual needs and ability to learn. Participates in care conferences as assigned. Develops and maintains good working rapport with interdisciplinary personnel to meet the needs of each patient. Coordinates care provided by patient care technicians. Demonstrates the ability to organize and prioritize the needs of groups of patients or an individual patient. Demonstrates a general ability to manage assignments and perform routine duties on the unit. Instructs other team members when appropriate, explaining goals and rationale for individualized care. Implements clinical and technical aspects of care in accordance with established policies and procedures. Demonstrates understanding of clinical pathways and utilizes appropriately. Remains calm and efficient when working in stressful situations. Documents in an accurate, clear, and concise way and includes pertinent clinical data. Shares information and reports significant changes and/or abnormal findings to appropriate team members. Participates in regulatory surveys. Participates in the performance improvement activities. Assists with orientation and ongoing competencies. Provides a safe and secure environment for patient care. Attend and participate in professional association activities and programs to assure being current on regulations, guidelines, and professional standards. Remain current on new developments by reading professional journals, and attending seminars. Demonstrates understanding of role in emergency preparedness procedures. Obtains prenatal history (prenatal Labor and Delivery (L&D) records) and antenatal care, gathering data and identifying risk factors. Performs physical assessment. Performs Loepold's maneuvers for fetal position. Assesses fetal heart rate and identifies maternal-fetal risk factors. Palpates uterus to assess frequency, length and quality of contractions. Distinguishes, reports and records normal and abnormal conditions. Identifies life-threatening/emergency situations. Formulates conclusions, making a diagnosis. Decides when to do or not to do a vaginal examination on the laboring patient. Assesses and evaluates dilatation and effacement of the cervix and station of presenting part via sterile vaginal examination. Graphs labor process based on Friedman labor curve. Distinguishes true labor from false labor. Assesses and evaluates suspected rupture of membranes. Visualizes pooling of amniotic fluid. Uses nitrazine paper to prepare slide for fern test. Performs and/or assists with sterile speculum examinations. Assesses and documents family interaction/support system. Identifies support person and desired birthing plan. Assesses effectiveness of patient's/family's current coping mechanisms. Evaluates level of childbirth preparation. Explains diet and activity orders during labor. Communicates and documents admission data with physician, nursing staff, family and appropriate personnel. Prioritizes and delivers care based on information obtained from maternal-fetal labor assessment of status and initial exam. Identifies those patients with high-risk conditions that may require consultation and/or transportation to a tertiary center. Assesses patient during all stages of labor, obtaining vital signs, fetal heart rate and patterns, and amount, color, and odor of amniotic fluid, etc. Continuously updates nursing care plan. Identifies common analgesic drugs, contraindications, dosage parameters, and acceptable routes of administration. Identifies and promptly initiates appropriate nursing intervention for maternal and/or fetal side effects of medication and/or complications. Sets up sterile delivery or operating instrument table using strict aseptic technique according to specific physician's request. Ensures presence and proper functioning of emergency/resuscitation equipment for mother and newborn and radiant warmer for infant if appropriate. Positions patient in desired delivery position.
Equivalent Experience and Other Comments (Education)
