RN-Birthcare Center

Responsibilities

• Absorbs primary responsibility for the plan of care for a patient or group of patients, in line with unit standards and nursing care requirements for the specified patient population.
• Effectively delegates tasks and responsibilities to other healthcare team members and takes responsibility for follow-up and collaboration.
• Conducts admission assessment processes in accordance with specific department standards, including patient history, physical, and psycho-social assessments. Utilizes physical assessment data, diagnostic data (lab, radiology, diagnostic testing), pharmacological information, and patient/family perceptions to formulate nursing diagnoses related to focus problem areas and identify goals of care.
• Develops a plan of care that is mutually established with the patient and family, reviewing each shift to verify priorities.
• Enacts the plan of care according to current standards of nursing practice, evidence-based practices, and hospital protocols/procedures. Integrates a multidisciplinary approach to ensure patient comfort, support human functions and responses, and maintain a safe environment.
• Administers medications and nursing treatments within scope of practice.
• Incorporates St. Luke’s Comfort/C.A.R.E. Professional Practice Model in daily nursing care.
• Assesses and selects teaching strategies appropriate to the patient’s and their families’ age-specific needs, culture, gender, readiness to learn, and level of comprehension. Consults appropriate resources within the hospital to provide specialized education.
• Demonstrates knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents, and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately. Integrates patient/family teaching throughout the hospitalization, including the plan and goals of care, pre- and post-operative procedures, diagnostic procedures, and discharge teaching. Integrates preventative health maintenance into the education plan.
• Aids in the orientation of new associates by serving as a resource and mentor to associates. Collaborates with unit leadership, as appropriate. Serves in a preceptor role, as appropriate. Participates in education experiences of students and/or RN interns. Continues professional development and involvement in professional activities that enhance nursing practice by sharing knowledge through networking and research. Utilizes evidenced-based models of learning. Participates in department and hospital shared governance infrastructure and performance improvement activities.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Possess current RN licensure in the State of Iowa or compact state.
• Writes, reads, comprehends, and speaks fluent English.
• Demonstrates multicultural sensitivity.
• Displays proficiency in the manual skills and techniques required to perform basic/advanced nursing procedures in the administration of medication therapy and the operation of specialized equipment.
• Uses usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.