PRN-RN Tier 1 - Mother/Baby Postpartum

Company: Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Location: Spartanburg
Posted on: January 7, 2021

Job Description:

Position SummaryUnder general supervision, the RN demonstrates and utilizes knowledge and skills to provide direct age-specific and culturally appropriate patient care through the use of the nursing process based on knowledge of principles of growth and development, serves as a clinical resource, participates in patient and staff education, demonstrates leadership, and serves as a preceptor. Employees are encouraged to support Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System's involvement in the community we serve.ScheduleA PRN Tier 1 Nurse will work on an as-needed basis.Unit DescriptionOur 28-bed Mother/Baby and Postpartum unit cares for postpartum vaginal and Cesarean Sections and stable antepartum patients. Ratios in this unit are 1:3 Mother/Baby couplets.Spartanburg Medical Center is a Baby-Friendly acute care hospital with a Level III NICU and an OB Laborist program. Our prestigious Labor and Delivery unit is one of the 5 Level III perinatal centers in our region, delivering roughly 250 babies per month. We are also a Bronze Safe Sleep Hospital, and Top Scoring Department for Patient Experience Oct-Dec 2019.Minimum RequirementsEducation

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; Baccalaureate Degree preferredExperience
  • Minimum of 1 year of experience required to work PRNLicense/Registration/Certifications
    • Current R.N. licensure in the state of South Carolina or Compact State
    • BLS Required
    • ACLS and PALS/NRP as determined by Unit patient demographicsPreferred RequirementsPreferred Education
      • BSNCore Job Responsibilities
        • Initiates and facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance outcome
        • Seeks necessary assistance in completing nursing interventions to assure positive patient outcomes
        • Responsible for demonstrating competency for all new equipment and procedures.
        • Provides clinical guidance to students and ancillary staff
        • Successfully completes hospital and unit-based orientation programs
        • Formulates a plan for professional growth
        • Ensures compliance with all clinical expectations regarding regulatory requirements
        • Identifies appropriate standards of care, and/or collaborative clinical pathways to guide the plan of care
        • Complies with established policies and procedures
        • Identifies the need to develop or revise policies and procedures pertaining to specialized patient populations and/or unit and hospital-based practices
        • Serves on unit-based committees
        • Educates peers with a minimum of one in-service per year
        • Demonstrates knowledge of professional nursing practice and theory.
        • Assures continuity of care through effective decision making resulting in quality patient care
        • Documents all aspects of patient care by following established charting procedure to show the patient's progress or any change in the patient's condition
        • Collaborates with patients, families, and other members of the health care team to determine patient priorities and treatmentsLocation: Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System -- 5 Montgomery Womens ServicesSchedule: Per Diem, Nights (weekends as needed), 7pm to 7am

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