TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified Labor/Delivery RN in Garden City, Kansas, 67846 About The Position Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) Job Specialty: Labor and Delivery Job Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12-hour night shift Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week Experience: One year of experience preferred License: State RN license or RN license from a participating state in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) - Required Certifications: - American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) - Required - Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification - Required - Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM) Certification or Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Certification - Required Must-Have: - Nursing skills and knowledge base specific to labor and delivery - Ability to float within a specified distance for critical needs, which may include duties outside the original assignment job requirements Job Description: - Assess patients' physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, and review of medical records and clinical data. - Evaluate patient responses and intervene to ensure optimal patient outcomes. - Develop and implement patient care plans and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards, collaborating with the interdisciplinary team. - Demonstrate competency in therapeutic/diagnostic interventions including IV administration, wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collections. - Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect the health, safety, and rights of each patient. - Provide patient and family education, assessing learning readiness, needs, and ability, and evaluate the effectiveness of teaching. - Recognize the patient or designee as a full partner in providing compassionate, coordinated care based on respect for the patient's preferences, values, and needs. - Deliver relationship-based care with respect for cultural differences and diversity of human experience. - Delegate to non-RN personnel in accordance with state board of nursing and hospital policy. - Use time, personnel, equipment, and supplies effectively to provide high-quality, cost-effective patient care. - Serve as a professional role model for all staff, demonstrating ethical, legal, and professional nursing processes. - Manage resources and patient flow by matching nursing competencies with individual patient and unit needs. - Use standards of care, hospital policies/procedures, and regulatory guidelines to guide practice. - Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making. - Precept and mentor new staff or nursing students as needed; seek learning opportunities and continuing education. - Maintain professional records that demonstrate competency and lifelong learning. - Participate in unit-based quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and research activities. - Use current healthcare research findings and evidence to expand clinical knowledge and enhance role performance. 26315686EXPTEMP Job Requirements Required for Onboarding ACLS - AHA BLS - AHA Pharmacology Skills Checklist Specialty Exam 5 Benefits of Travel Nursing Advocating for patients becomes more nuanced when dealing with diverse populations. Travel nursing exposes you to different patient advocacy scenarios, refining your advocacy skills. Confront diverse medical cases that challenge and expand your skill set. Each assignment becomes a learning opportunity, contributing significantly to your professional growth and expertise. Constantly adapting to new environments and healthcare facilities challenges you to expand your knowledge and skills. This dynamic nature of travel nursing contributes significantly to your professional growth. Healthcare facilities may follow different nursing models and practices. Experiencing these diverse approaches broadens your understanding of nursing and healthcare delivery. Interacting with patients from diverse backgrounds enhances your cultural sensitivity. This is crucial in providing patient-centered care and fostering positive patient experiences.