Registered Nurse - Postpartum - Part-Time - Days, 7am - 7:30 pm & every 3rd Weekend

About the role

Use independent professional judgment, analytical skills, and the nursing process to provide a full range of delegated, interdependent, and independent nursing services to patients.

Within the framework of the Seven Dimensions of Patient Care and Benner's Domains of Nursing Practice, demonstrate clinical competence; compassion and customer service orientation; focus on process and outcomes; and cost-consciousness when assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care provided to patients.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate development of a multi-disciplinary plan of care in accordance with Nursing Problem Care Sets (Core Outcomes and Core Intervention Sets) and/or clinical practice guidelines, age-specific requirements and professional and regulatory requirements to ensure appropriate length of stay, use of resources, and achievement of quality outcomes.
• Assess patient/family needs for information and education across the continuum, plan and implement patient teaching using a variety of techniques and methods, and evaluate effectiveness of educational interventions.
• Help to alleviate patient fears and anxiety through skilled application of professional and interpersonal communication.
• Utilize a variety of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches to ensure patient comfort and relief of pain.
• Involves patient, family, significant others in development of plan of care.
• Collaborate with patient/family, hospital staff, and community agencies to develop discharge plans that prepare patients for continued care needs.

Requirements

• Self-Evaluation: (C) Competent (NT) Needs Training or Review.
• Standards of Performance: - Seven Domains of Nursing Practice.
• Helping/Teaching & Coaching: - Incorporate all elements of Signature Care in Daily interactions with patient.

Qualifications

• Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Michigan Board of Nursing obtained within 2 months (60 days) of hire date or transfer date required.
• Certified BLS provider specializing in Basic Life Support credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained with 3 months (90 days) of hire date or job tran.

Skills

• Knowledge and skill application of basic nursing procedures - dressing change, catheterization, NG tube insertion, suctioning.
• Implement/complete medical interventions as ordered.
• Initiate standing orders appropriately.
• Establish, direct, coordinate and document plan of nursing care in conjunction with patient/family.
• Monitor, document, and report patient response to interventions and progress toward outcomes.
• Educate patient regarding treatment plan, safety measures, medications, and self-care as indicated.
• Administer the following according to established policies and procedures: - Medications. - IVs. - Blood products.
• Prepare patients for surgery or other invasive procedures according to established guidelines.
• Perform or assist with procedures according to established standards of care and nursing practice.
• Utilize equipment based on manufacturers instructions and established nursing procedure.
• Correctly operate and troubleshoot IV pumps, PCA pumps, epidural pumps, feeding pumps, patient beds, as applicable.
• Maintain peripheral IV therapy.
• Obtain body fluid specimens, per procedure.
• Obtain blood specimens if no phlebotomist assigned to area.
• Perform blood capillary glucose monitoring.
• Administer the following according to established policies and procedures: - Medications. - IVs. - Blood products.
• Communicate with other professionals/departments and physician staff to ensure appropriate progress of patients through the system.
• Monitor individual patient length of stay (LOS); notify case manager and nurse manager of potential LOS/discharge issues.
• Identify ethical issues related to patient care (including issues related to advanced directives) and initiate steps for resolution.
• Demonstrate adherence to patient confidentiality requirements.
• Communicate with patients and families cordially, diplomatically, and respectfully.
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