Registered Nurse (RN) Labor Delivery

Eastside Medical Center
- Snellville, GA

Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor & Delivery

Eastside
is a 310-bed, full-service, acute care medical center with nearly 1,200 employees and 450 affiliated physicians. The hospital is fully accredited by The Joint Commission.  Eastside Medical Center has been a leader for 31 years in a wide range of state of the art healthcare, including emergency services, neurosurgery, orthopaedics, womens services, neurosciences, oncology, cardiology and behavioral health.

Eastside Medical Center
is currently looking for a Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor & Delivery.  FT/Nights

Responsibilities:

• Performs duties in accordance with unit specific standards of care and evidence by documentation, observation and competencies.
• Assessment completed within time frame appropriate to population served, each shift and as needed by patient condition.
• Nursing Plan of Care is developed to meet individual patient needs according to nursing standards of care/practice for population served.
• Plan is updated with any change in patient condition.
• Formulates and takes nursing actions to implement plan of care: records actions and patient response.
• Patient/Family involvement is indicated on plan of care if appropriate.
• Patient teaching is planned and implemented.
• Delivers care with respect to the individuals spiritual and cultural needs.
• Changes in patients physiological and behavioral status are recognized, documented as they occur.
• Adverse response to care or treatment is recognized, documented and reported to the physician.
• Hand Off Communication occurs at shift change, between departments, upon transfer and discharge.
• Provides patient education and documentation of understanding regarding tests, procedures, equipment and medications.
• Manages pain through assessment (with appropriate pain scale) intervention, re-assessment within appropriate time period.
• Implements orders in timely manner.
• Meets physical and psychosocial needs for an assigned group of patients.
• Patient care is prioritized and delegated based on patient needs.
• Provides patient care with consideration of professional ethics. Utilizes hospital ethics policies appropriately.
• Maintains responsibility for patients assigned to LPNs or Nurse Technicians (directs their activities within their scope of practice.
• Delivers care in a safe and effective manner.
• Delivers medication according to policy; Scans and performs Medication Reconciliation.
• Follows policies and procedures regarding safety and precautions, uses all safety devices and processes.
• Ensures accuracy in scanning and documentation of meds
• Participates in process improvement activity standards.
• Maintains patient/employee confidentiality and privacy; HIPAA.