What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN - L&D position at Carle Health?
- Department: Labor & Delivery - CFH
- Entity: Champaign-Urbana Service Area
- Job Category: Nursing
- Employment Type: Full - Time
- Job ID: 38508
- Experience Required: Less than 1 year
- Education Required: Associates Degree
- Shift: Night
- Location: Urbana, IL
- Usual Schedule: 7p-7:30a; 3 -12's per week
- On Call Requirements: Yes
- Work Location: Carle Foundation Hospital
- Nursing Specialty: Women and Children's Services
- Secondary Job Category: Nursing
- Weekend Requirements: Yes
- Other Posting Information: $10,000 sign-on bonus and
$5,000 relocation (for greater than 100 miles) or
$2,500 relocation (for greater than 50 miles)
for nurses with 1 or more years experience - External Applicants Only - Holiday Requirements: Yes
Position Summary:
The staff Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility for a group of patients for a designated time frame and provides care to these patients via the utilization of the nursing process, nursing trends, technology, financial and human resources within the philosophy of the institution.
Qualifications:
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Associate's Degree in Nursing or Diploma (Not HS) in Nursing
CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
Registered Professional Nurse (RN) License Illinois upon hire and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within 1 year and
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Attend and satisfactorily complete all required continuing education regarding the care of acute stroke patients.
Essential Functions:
- Performs all responsibilities and duties required by unit as specific to the scope of service. Implements procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice. Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team.
- Completes initial assessment upon patient admission and develops appropriate plan of care in accordance with unit standards and that is based on patient and family needs. Implements plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures. Modifies plan of care based upon continuous evaluation.
- Takes responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents.
- Communicates with others directly and in private when necessary to resolve issues. Offers constructive feedback to assist in the professional development of peers, and confers with colleagues to expand knowledge base. Identifies own learning needs and takes initiative to begin appropriate solution.
- Fulfills all requirements of departmental competencies.
- Provides care to the inpatient obstetric patient
- Monitors fetal well being
- Administers medication specific to the obstetric patient
- Provides patient education specific to the obstetric population
- Participates in the intrapartum care of the patient and newborn in labor, delivery and surgical delivery
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