Location
San Antonio TX
Job Type
Full-Time Regular
Department
Labor & Delivery
Top Client in need of Registered Nurse- Labor & Delivery Days and Nights Job Summary The Registered Nurse (RN) II is the patient and
patient's family advocate. The RN consistently applies and utilizes the
nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment,
technical skills, and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing
care to patients. The RN collaborates with the patient care team to
achieve quality patient outcomes. Communicates and utilizes
interpersonal skills effectively and role models confidence and
professionalism within nursing by active engagement in unit and
organizational activities. Demonstrates team work, adaptability, and is a
resource person to the patient care team.
Job Summary The Registered Nurse (RN) is the patient and patient's family advocate. The RN consistently
applies and utilizes the nursing process, critical thinking skills,
scientific judgment, technical skills, and leadership to independently
deliver safe nursing care to patients. The RN collaborates with
the patient care team to achieve quality patient outcomes. Communicates
and utilizes interpersonal skills effectively and role models confidence
and professionalism within nursing by active engagement in unit and
organizational activities. Demonstrates team work, adaptability, and is a
resource person to the patient care team. Job Responsibilities Assessment: Conducts comprehensive, timely, and ongoing focused
physical, psycho- social and pain assessments; includes assessment of
patient education needs. Planning: Utilizes the assessment, identifies problems, makes
nursing diagnoses, and formulates goals, teaching plans and outcomes to
create an individualized plan of care. Identifies individual patient
goals, readiness to learn and incorporates family into the plan of care.
Implementation: Prioritizes and implements a competent, prioritized and
efficient nursing plan of care. Evaluation/Reassessment: Consistently conducts timely evaluation,
anticipates and recognizes changes in patient conditions, determines
when reassessments are needed and adjusts the plan of care as necessary.
Compares expected and achieved outcomes of nursing care utilizing the
plan of care. Qualifications Education: Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree nursing program. Licensure/Certification/Registration:
RN License to practice as a professional registered nursing in the state of Texas or Compact License BLS Certification required ACLS Certification required Experience/ Skills: Minimum of 2 year clinical experience as a licensed RN Minimum of 1.5 years clinical experience in the Labor and Delivery unit in an acute care setting