Pay Rate
$2,521 per week
Position Summary:
- Provides direct patient care in the acute care departments.
- Communicates with physicians, nurses and other staff about patient's clinical condition including results of diagnostic studies, and symptomatology.
- Ability to respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient's condition.
- Additionally, is cross-trained to perform general nursing duties in other departments.
Reports To:
- On site Supervisor or Manager of contracted medical facility.
- Cynet Healthstaff Director of Nursing
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Sits with and monitors patient throughout (before/during/after) the labor
- Monitors contractions and helps patient with breathing techniques
- Performs basic IV and central line skills
- Performs phlebotomy skills
- Knowledge of hemodynamics
- Administers pain medication as ordered; administers other meds to address specific
- medical conditions,such as hypertension and diabetes
- Takes and records patient's vital signs, ascertains if problematic
- Reads fetal monitor & ascertains if there is a problem with baby's heart rate
- Identifies & manages life-sustaining physiological functions in unstable patients
- Checks patient's cervix periodically to monitor progression/lack of dilation
- Ensures patient's bed is kept dry & clean; cleans up bodily fluids expelled before & after the birthing process
- Contacts anesthesia when/if patient is ready for epidural; contacts delivering physician at appropriate time, ascertains proper time
- Cares for patients on Pitocin, MgSO4 & continuous lumbar epidural
- Ensures patient is in proper position for delivery & all monitoring equipment is functioning properly
- Aids doctor with drapes, gloves, gowns, etc.; hands doctor delivery instruments as needed during birthing process
- Encourages patient to push at proper time(s)
- Records time of birth
- Immediate care of newborn (clean, weigh, etc.)
- Gives Apgar scores
Minimum Job Requirements:
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program
- Current nursing license, in good standing with the State licensing board
- Minimum of one (1) year Labor & Delivery (L/D) experience
- Cognitive skills as related to the position
- Ability to lift twenty (20) pounds. Moving, lifting or transferring of patients may involve lifting of up to fifty
- (50) pounds
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods
- Ability to bend, lean and stoop without hindrance; full range of body motion
- Fine motor skills
- Visual acuity; normal range of hearing
Requirements
Required for Onboarding