Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery - $2,680 per week

Company: Riverside University Health Systems - 26520 Cactus
Location: Moreno Valley
Posted on: October 17, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• ACLS
• BLS
• CA RN License
• Fetal heart monitoring
• NRP
  • Job Details
  • Assesses patients on admission within specified time frames to include consideration of physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs
  • Reassess each patient's health needs whenever warranted by the patient's condition and at least every shift utilizing the nursing processes after obtaining a systematic database
  • Establishes a plan of care based on indefinite data from all appropriate sources
  • Reviews and updates the plan of care for each assigned patient utilizing data obtained from reassessments.
  • Administers oral, topical, and parental medications utilizing the 7 rights
  • Assesses and documents effectiveness/untoward effects of medications and treatments.
  • Performs treatments and procedures with consideration of common nursing practice, hospital policy and procedure, sterile technique, standard precautions, and patient privacy
  • Documents response to care and addresses pain management, discharge planning needs, education, and progress towards goals.
  • Educates patient/family based on his/her assessed needs and uses 'Krames' where appropriate
  • Interprets or analyzes diagnostic data and reports, and intervenes appropriately
  • Promptly communicates changes in patients' clinical condition to physicians and other health care team members as appropriate.
  • Uses SBAR communication for all handoffs
  • Demonstrates consideration of patient rights including confidentiality, safety, and patient participation in plan of care
  • Evaluates and documents patient care provided and the effectiveness of patient teaching
  • Participates in multidisciplinary care planning
  • Demonstrates knowledge of application criteria for restraints and the ability to manage patients in restraints per policy
  • Follows the National Patient Safety Goals
  • Follows hospital policy on use of two patient identifiers
  • Understands Disaster Plan and own role
  • Completes orientation to Life Safety Standards - Code Blue, Code Pink (infant abduction, Haz Mat Spills, Code Red (Fire), Oxygen shut off valve.
  • Follows hospital infection control policies.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of blood transfusion policy and documentation
  • Understand the Chain of Command and accesses it appropriately
  • Familiar with Labor and Delivery policies and routine
  • Demonstrates appropriate management of the patient in labor
  • Demonstrates appropriate management of newborn immediately post delivery
  • Utilizes APGAR scale to assess the neonate within the first five minutes of birth
  • Able to recognize signs and symptoms of fetal distress and performs standard nursing interventions
  • Documents appropriate data on the Labor & Delivery flow sheet, and other forms used in the Labor and Delivery area
  • Able to assist the physician with placement of UIPC and fetal scalp Electrode
  • Reviews fetal monitor strips ongoing for signs of fetal distress
  • Able to apply the external fetal monitor and position the sono and toco-transducer correctly to monitor Fetal Heart Tones and Uterine Activity
  • Identifies changes in patient condition (fetal distress, Magnesium hypertoxicity, etc.) and notifies the physician as appropriate
  • Accurately assesses DTR's and Magnesium Sulfate level during the management of patients receiving Magnesium Sulfate for pre-term labor and PIH
    • Job Requirements
    • ACLS
    • BLS
    • CA RN License
    • Fetal heart monitoring
    • NRP
    • 3 YRS Recent L&D experience in acute care facility
      • Schedule Information
      • 1 DAYS SHIFT

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