RN Labor and Delivery Full Time Nights Job Listing at University of California in Irvine, CA (Job ID 67201)

Description

Job Description

Job ID: 67201

RN Labor and Delivery Full Time Days

1. Interviews patient, family, significant others
to formulate a nursing history.
2. Observes, identifies and collects data to 
identify nursing care needs of the patient and 
family.
3. Correlates the medical plan of care with 
the nursing plan of care.
4. Identifies and reports to the appropriate 
person(s) abnormal diagnostic data and 
clinical changes in the patient's condition

PLANNING:
5. Develops patient problems and nursing 
care needs of the patient and 
family/significant others.
6. Documents patient problems and nursing 
care needs of the patient and 
family/significant others
7. Actively involves patient and 
family/significant others in planning patient's 
care.
8. Develops short- and long-term goals for 
the patient and family/significant others.
9. Identifies the need to involve other 
disciplines in the patient's care.
10. Initiates discharge planning upon 
admission.
IMPLEMENTATION:
11. Performs common nursing procedures as 
defined in Policy and Procedure Manual.
12. Implements changes in physician's 
orders in a timely manner.
13. Explains treatments and procedures to 
patient and family/significant others.
14. Provides patient and family teaching.
15. Provides for the safety, cleanliness and 
comfort of the patient.
16. Initiates emergency procedures as 
needed within the scope of practice and 
hospital policy.
EVALUATION:
17. Evaluates the patient's response to 
nursing care.
18. Updates and revises care to be delivered 
as patient's needs change.
19. Appropriately communicates changes 
and care given to other members of the 
health care team.
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND RESPONSIBILITY:
20. Assumes leadership role and delegates 
nursing care.
21. Assign tasks appropriately and guides 
team members based on their skills and 
abilities.
22. Maintains awareness of legal aspects of 
hospital nursing.
23. Conducts patient care conferences.
24. Updates skills and knowledge and 
attends peers' patient care conferences.
25. Assists in orientation and/or acts as a 
preceptor for new personnel.
26. Sets goals and objectives with target 
dates.
27. Participates in patient care Quality 
Assurance programs.
UNIT SPECIFIC
28. Performs common nursing procedures in 
the car of the L&D patient.
29. Demonstrates the ability to organize and 
manage patient care assignments.
30. Works toward proficiency in vaginal 
exams and determination of fetal position in 
preparation for fetal electrode placement and 
intrauterine pressure catheter.
31. Demonstrates knowledge of policy and 
protocol for use of magnesium sulfate 
infusion and ability to deliver care to patients 
with pregnancy induced hypertension.
32. Demonstrates ability to circulate for 
surgical cases in L&D operating room; utilizes 
aseptic techniques and principles correctly.
33. Demonstrates ability to scrub for surgical 
cases in L&D operating room; utilizes aseptic 
techniques and principles correctly.
34. Demonstrates ability to assist with sterile 
vaginal speculum examination.
35. Demonstrates verbally and through chart 
documentation, an awareness of community 
and AWHONN standards of care.
36. Demonstrates ability to make basic EFM 
strip interpretations and intervene.
37. Maintains and stocks equipment and 
supplies daily.
38. Attends four fetal monitor strip reviews 
per year (recommend minimum one 
attendance at monthly UCI Outreach or 
perinatology QRC.
39. Successfully completes annual Neonatal 
Resuscitation classes.
40. Attends current employee update and 
completes skill requirements for L&D yearly.
41. Point of care testing

Physical Demands: Employee must meet physical and mental requirements as identified by the physical activity evaluation form
Qualifications:
A. Minimum Education: 
1. Knowledge necessary to obtain RN license in the state of California and current California R.N. license. 
2. Current American Heart Association BLS, ACLS, and NRP certification. **New Grad RNs & Experienced RNs without L&D 
experience have up to 30-days after date of hire/transfer to obtain BLS, ACLS, and NRP.
B. Minimum Experience: none
C. Preferred Skills and Abilities: 1 year recent L&D experience