Registered Nurse - Postpartum

Job Responsibilities

• Performs initial and ongoing assessment of patient and family.
• Completes initial assessment tool and documents ongoing assessment per unit/TriHealth guidelines.
• Communicates assessment findings to other health care providers as appropriate.
• Includes health counseling and health teaching needs in assessment.
• Plans care for patient and family based on assessment, standards of care, and optimal specific outcomes.
• Updates current plan of care as needed based on patient/family input and healthcare needs.
• Develops both short- and long-term goals with patient/family and healthcare team including discharge planning.
• Communicates plan of care to others.
• Provides a safe, therapeutic environment, maintains patient’s autonomy, dignity, and rights, and is sensitive to patient diversity.
• Safeguards patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Seeks resources to help formulate ethical decisions.
• Balances priorities of the patient's needs and those of the unit/facility.
• Recognizes emergency situations and takes appropriate action.
• Completes patient assignment including documentation within scheduled timeframe.
• Bases interventions on clinical data and desired outcomes and documents accordingly.
• Trains/educates other staff and acts an expert resource in specialty area through abilities in existing and newer knowledge and skills.
• EFFECTIVELY communicates and understands/executes physician orders.
• Evaluates the plan of care for patient based on optimal specific patient outcomes.
• Documents the patient/family response to care including teaching.
• Collaborates with the patient/family and with other members of the health care team, including physicians, to revise plan of care as needed.
• Supervises the care that was delegated to other health care team members.
• Performs technical skills according to policy and procedure and accepted standards within their area of practice.
• Safely administers medications/treatments and monitors their effects.
• Uses all equipment in a safe, appropriate manner.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree or Diploma in Nursing.
• New hires required to obtain BSN within 5 years of hire.
• BLS/CPR (Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers).
• Registered Nurse Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to meet complex health care needs at various stages of the life cycle.
• PREFERRED: Certification in specialty.
• PREFERRED: Membership in Related Professional Organization.

Skills

• Collaborative Manner.
• Communication Skills.
• Decision Making.
• Documentation Skills.
• Leadership Skills.
• Nursing Process.
• Problem Solving.
• Teamwork.

Benefits

• Flexible Work Schedule.
• Full-Time Position.
• 3rd or 4th Weekend Rotation.
• Holiday Rotation.

Pay

Salary range is determined by experience and education.

Schedule

Full Time - (36 hours bi-weekly)

7am - 7:30pm

3rd or 4th Weekend rotation

Holiday rotation