Job Description Summary
The Birthing Unit Registered Nurse provides compassionate, evidence-based nursing care to women and newborns throughout labor, delivery, recovery, postpartum, and newborn care. Working collaboratively with physicians, midwives, advanced practice providers, and interdisciplinary team members, the RN is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individualized patient care while promoting a safe, family-centered birthing experience. In addition to direct patient care responsibilities, you will participate in a rotating Resource RN role which includes an additional 10% on top of hourly RN rate. The Resource RN serves as a clinical leader responsible for supporting effective unit operations, coordinating patient flow, facilitating communication among care team members, and assisting with staffing and patient care needs throughout the shift. The Resource RN acts as a clinical resource for staff, promotes adherence to quality and safety standards, assists with problem-solving and escalation of concerns, and helps ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care across the department. Qualified candidates must possess strong clinical judgment, effective communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. Current RN licensure and prior inpatient obstetric nursing experience are required. *** Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required or currently enrolled in program; must be acquired within 3 years of hire***
Job Description
1. Medication Administration
a. Demonstrates knowledge of and follows SSH policies and procedures for administering, transcribing, and recording medications.
b. Completes medication reconciliation process following SSH policy and procedure.
c. Demonstrates proper procedure for the documentation of narcotic withdrawal, administration, verifies count, wastes per policy and resolves narcotic discrepancy.
2. Plan of care/Documentation/Patient Family Centered Care/Patient Experience Develops, discusses, and communicates a prioritized problem list/plan of care for each patient.
a. Develop, evaluate and update individualized plan of care for patient and documents outcomes.
b. Initiating admission assessment within 8 hours of admissions, identifies and documents patient/family/significant other teaching needs upon admission and throughout hospitalization.
c. Continues assessment/reassessment and identifies care needs within established nursing practice.
d. Documents all patient care following the department of nursing policy, unit based standards, disease processes (CHF, PNA vaccines) and nurse sensitive indicators (falls, skin, CAUTI)
e. Assess/reassesses and documents patient's level of comfort utilizing the appropriate pain scale and the patient's response to each intervention both pharmacological and non-pharmacological per South Shore Hospital policy.
f. Works on behalf of patient /family. Seeks help to represent patient/family when they are unable to represent themselves.
g. Raises ethical questions and concerns with clinical team. Seeks available resources to help formulate and understand ethical decisions.
h. Actively communicates plan of day via white board updating every shift.
i. Facilitates discharge/transfer by goal of 12:00pm, communicates barriers utilizing chain of command.
3. Safety/Quality - Foster's a "Culture of Safety" through personal ownership and commitment to a safe environment.
a. Verifies patient identification with two identifiers prior to the start of any invasive procedure, including "time out
