RN - Women and Infants - VVMC

Overview

Ensuring the achievement of Northern Arizona Healthcare's mission, the Registered Nurse is accountable for the coordination of care for patients and their families including direct care, patient and family education and discharge planning. When providing care, Registered Nurses follow the process of assessing, nursing diagnosing, outcome identification, planning, implementing and evaluation as the basis for the delivery of care. The Registered Nurse provides leadership for ancillary personnel by being a team leader, serving as a preceptor, and being an active member of the healthcare team.The nurse practices within the ANA Scope of Practice, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses and the standards of his / or her specialty.

Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Assesses the needs and conditions of assigned patients by gathering relevant patient health information.
• Identifies outcomes, develops a plan of care individualized to the patient and / or situation, and implements the identified plan appropriate for the attainment of the expected outcomes.
• Assesses patient's progress toward the attainment of outcomes and effectively revises / updates diagnoses, outcomes and plans of care as appropriate.
• Contributes to patient experience by providing safe, high quality & patient centered care (as described above) and by respecting patients privacy, and treating all patients,family members and guests, as well as other associates, with dignity, respect, and compassion.
• Evaluates patient conditions frequently and adapts plan of care appropriately.
• Performs aseptic techniques by maintaining a sterile field while using principles of disinfection, sterilization, and infection control.
• Maintains infection prevention standards.
• Collaborates with physicians and other health care professionals.
• Assists as necessary with procedures and transportation throughout the hospital per hospital and departmental policies and procedures.

Education

Compliance / Safety

Qualifications

Education

RNs hired on or after 7 / 1 / 2016 : Must graduate from a BSN program within 6 years of hire into an RN position.

Existing Staff RNs : RNs hired before 7 / 1 / 2016 are not mandated to have a BSN, but are encouraged to pursue a BSN degree.

Certification & Licensures

Active, unrestricted, Arizona RN License or valid, participating compact license- Required

BLS - Required

ACLS - Required

Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring - Required within 6 months from date of hire - postpartum only

Advanced Fetal Heart Monitoring- Required upon hire or at completion of Labor and Delivery Training Program - labor & delivery only (once initial completion of advanced fetal monitoring is complete, may alternate with intermediate fetal monitoring every 2 years)

NRP- Required

STABLE- Required within 6 months from date of hire

Experience

Healthcare is a rapidly changing environment and technology is integrated into almost all aspects of patient care. Computers and other electronic devices are utilized across the organization and throughout each department. Colleagues must have an understanding of computers, and competence in using computers and basic software programs.