Registered Nurse
Company: WMC Health Network
Location: Warwick
Posted on: February 3, 2025
Job Description:
Summary:The Registered Nurse is responsible for providing direct
and individualized nursing care to women and newborns in an
assigned clinical area within their scope of practice, including
but not limited to, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Labor, Delivery,
Recovery, Postpartum, and Neonatal care within St. Anthony
Community Hospital. This position is responsible for assessing,
managing, delegating, coordinating, and providing nursing care
utilizing the nursing process and effective communication skills
with patients, family members, and members of the
multi-disciplinary health care team. RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides safe, competent, and complete direct nursing care and
support to women before, during, and after a vaginal or cesarean
section delivery of the baby as well as post gynecological
surgery.
- Assesses physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual
wellbeing of the patient.
- Provides a family-centered approach to care including the
patients and family in the process of care planning.
- Maintains fetal surveillance via Electronic Fetal Monitoring
(EFM) and auscultation.
- Evaluates and documents patients' responses to the care regimen
and adds to, changes, or resolves interventions of the nursing plan
of care.
- Assists and collaborates with the physician and other members
of the health care team in treatment and plan of care.
- Provides education to the obstetric, gynecological, and female
surgical patient about medication, medical treatments,
disease-specific information, and follow up care for both herself
and her newborn.
- Provides education to the patient's support person/s related to
the plan of care for the patient and newborn during their hospital
stay and in preparation for discharge home.
- Participates in discharge planning in collaboration with other
health care providers and community resources when indicated to
ensure full utilization of support services.
- Participates in continuing education programs and completes
required hospital/organizational education programs to improve
practice skills and knowledge and provide evidence-based care and
maintain positive patient outcomes.
- Actively participates in the performance improvement
initiatives and process improvement activities and implementation
of changes.
- Acts as a preceptor to inexperienced or newly hired nurses to
ensure appropriate orientation to assigned units.
- Annotates medical records in accordance with established
procedures, implements infection control protocols, and ensures
compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS: Experience: One year of
medical-surgical hospital and OB/GYN LDRP experience preferred.
Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Completion
of BSN is expected within 5 years of hire. Licenses /
Certifications: Must possess a valid New York State Registered
Nurse license and a current RN registration issued by the New York
State Education Department. BLS required. ACLS and NRP
certifications must be completed within 6 months of employment.
Must obtain Intermediate EFM Certification within 1 year of hire
date. Other: If applicable, the individual performing this job may
reasonably anticipate coming into contact with human blood and
other potentially infectious materials. Individuals in this
position are required to exercise universal precautions, the use of
personal protective equipment and devices, and learn the policies
pertaining to infection control.
Keywords: WMC Health Network, Wayne , Registered Nurse, Healthcare , Warwick, New Jersey
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