Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery - $2,680 per week at Riverside University Health Systems - 26520 Cactus Avenue , Nurs
Moreno Valley, CA 92551
About the Job
- ACLS
- BLS
- CA RN License
- Fetal heart monitoring
- NRP
Certification Details
- Assesses patients on admission within specified time frames to include consideration of physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs
- Reassess each patient's health needs whenever warranted by the patient's condition and at least every shift utilizing the nursing processes after obtaining a systematic database
- Establishes a plan of care based on indefinite data from all appropriate sources
- Reviews and updates the plan of care for each assigned patient utilizing data obtained from reassessments.
- Administers oral, topical, and parental medications utilizing the 7 rights
- Assesses and documents effectiveness/untoward effects of medications and treatments.
- Performs treatments and procedures with consideration of common nursing practice, hospital policy and procedure, sterile technique, standard precautions, and patient privacy
- Documents response to care and addresses pain management, discharge planning needs, education, and progress towards goals.
- Educates patient/family based on his/her assessed needs and uses 'Krames' where appropriate
- Interprets or analyzes diagnostic data and reports, and intervenes appropriately
- Promptly communicates changes in patients' clinical condition to physicians and other health care team members as appropriate.
- Uses SBAR communication for all handoffs
- Demonstrates consideration of patient rights including confidentiality, safety, and patient participation in plan of care
- Evaluates and documents patient care provided and the effectiveness of patient teaching
- Participates in multidisciplinary care planning
- Demonstrates knowledge of application criteria for restraints and the ability to manage patients in restraints per policy
- Follows the National Patient Safety Goals
- Follows hospital policy on use of two patient identifiers
- Understands Disaster Plan and own role
- Completes orientation to Life Safety Standards - Code Blue, Code Pink (infant abduction, Haz Mat Spills, Code Red (Fire), Oxygen shut off valve.
- Follows hospital infection control policies.
- Demonstrates knowledge of blood transfusion policy and documentation
- Understand the Chain of Command and accesses it appropriately
- Familiar with Labor and Delivery policies and routine
- Demonstrates appropriate management of the patient in labor
- Demonstrates appropriate management of newborn immediately post delivery
- Utilizes APGAR scale to assess the neonate within the first five minutes of birth
- Able to recognize signs and symptoms of fetal distress and performs standard nursing interventions
- Documents appropriate data on the Labor & Delivery flow sheet, and other forms used in the Labor and Delivery area
- Able to assist the physician with placement of UIPC and fetal scalp Electrode
- Reviews fetal monitor strips ongoing for signs of fetal distress
- Able to apply the external fetal monitor and position the sono and toco-transducer correctly to monitor Fetal Heart Tones and Uterine Activity
- Identifies changes in patient condition (fetal distress, Magnesium hypertoxicity, etc.) and notifies the physician as appropriate
- Accurately assesses DTR's and Magnesium Sulfate level during the management of patients receiving Magnesium Sulfate for pre-term labor and PIH
Job Details
- ACLS
- BLS
- CA RN License
- Fetal heart monitoring
- NRP
- 3 YRS Recent L&D experience in acute care facility
Job Requirements
- 1 DAYS SHIFT
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