Labor Delivery Recovery Postpartum RN
Goldsboro, NC
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: RN - Labor Delivery Recovery Postpartum

Location: Goldsboro, North Carolina
Specialty: Nursing: RN - Labor Delivery Recovery Postpartum
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards in a hospital setting. Responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process.

Essential Duties

• Participate in ongoing education to meet learning needs.
• Use patient education materials and assess patient/family readiness and developmental level for learning.
• Identify expected patient outcomes and participate in care plan evaluation and revision.
• Communicate effectively with interdisciplinary team members to promote continuity of care.
• Demonstrate competence in caring for patients with complex problems, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety aspects.
• Perform bedside point of care testing as required.
• Organize and prioritize care based on patient/family needs.
• Consult appropriate resources for complex care issues and discharge planning.
• Develop professional growth goals and participate in unit goals and performance improvement activities.
• Promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
• Assess and anticipate discharge needs, and develop relationships with families to support advocacy.
• Collaborate with patients/families and multidisciplinary resources in care planning.
• Address cultural and ethnic issues in patient care planning.
• Prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
• Engage in research by reading relevant journals and contributing ideas for practice improvement.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 1 year of nursing experience.
• Ability to circulate for C-sections.
• Ability to triage for OB patients.

Education Requirements

• Nursing Diploma OR ADN/ASN from an accredited school of Nursing.
• Preferred: BSN or MSN from an accredited school of Nursing.

Required Certifications & Licensure

• Licensed Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider (AHA or ARC).
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) (AHA or ARC).
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).

Preferred Certifications & Licensure

• None specified.