Registered Nurse (RN), Obstetrics

About the Role

• Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit.
• Coordinates care planning with other disciplines.
• Renders individualized, age-specific and direct bedside nursing care based on the nursing process and patient needs.
• Acts as a supervisor by assessing, planning, delegating and utilizing independent judgment in directing other healthcare employees for the provision of patient care.
• Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice to identify patient goals.
• Participates in hourly rounding.
• Observes safety guidelines and safe work practices.
• May at times be asked to be in charge for a shift(s).

Key Responsibilities

• Assesses patient’s physical, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, cultural, safety/risk and discharge planning needs on admission and on an ongoing basis.
• Determines nursing diagnosis based upon patient assessment and data analysis.
• Sets practical, realistic and appropriate patient population specific outcome goals.
• Utilizes patient and family input when appropriate and guides patient in achieving goals.
• Individualizes the patient’s plan of care based on patient needs and circumstantial/procedural complexities.
• Implements nursing and medical orders and assures they are appropriate to the patient’s current status.
• Performs other tasks assigned at the hospital.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Nursing Degree from an accredited nursing school.
• Basic computer skills.

Qualifications

• Special Skills:
• Effective interpersonal skills and ability to work with team members.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with occasional periods of above average pressure.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• License/Certifications:
• License to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Arizona.
• CPR.
• ACLS as applicable by Facility/by Department.
• NRP required upon orientation completion for Post-partum, Nursery, L&D.
• Preferred Requirements:
• BSN.
• 1 year of acute care experience but will consider new graduate.
• Certification in specialty area of practice preferred.
• For PACU: ACLS required or must obtain within six months of hire, PALS preferred.

Note: Specific certifications like Advanced Fetal Monitoring, Level III NICU experience, PALS, ENPC, Bariatrics certification, or Wound-Ostomy Certification may be required or preferred depending on the specific unit/specialty.