RN Postpartum Full time Nights
Company: Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: January 31, 2025
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Job Description:
If you are interested apply online and send your resume to
MarisMartinez@mlkch.org
POSITION SUMMARY
The Postpartum Clinical Registered Nurse is able to consistently
transfer scientific knowledge from social, biological and physical
sciences in applying the nursing process and is responsible for
helping people cope with difficulties in daily living that are
associated with their actual or potential health or illness
problems or the treatment thereof, and that require a substantial
amount of scientific knowledge or technical skill. Reporting to the
Clinical Unit Supervisor (CUS) of Perinatal Services, the
Postpartum Clinical Registered Nurse has 12 hour accountability for
the delivery of patient care to a defined group of patients
according to the age, population, and social needs of the patient
and family. This position requires the full understanding and
active participation in fulfilling the Mission and Vision of MLK
Community Healthcare (MLKCH), and it is expected that the employee
will demonstrate behavior consistent with MLKCH's Core Values. The
employee shall support MLKCH's strategic plan and the goals of the
quality and performance improvement process activities.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Demonstrates and maintains the competencies, qualifications,
attitudes, behaviors, and skills required of the Postpartum
Clinical Registered Nurse.
2. Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration during all
interactions.
3. Carries out directives from the CUS, Nurse Manager and Senior
Director per the chain of command.
4. Maintains understanding of perinatal evidence-based practices,
new knowledge, and follows MLKCH policies and procedures.
5. Performs mother and infant assessments and care, assists with
breastfeeding, skin to skin, medications, postpartum couplets, and
may attend deliveries and provide immediate postpartum care to the
newborn.
6. Develops and maintains a therapeutic nurse/patient relationship
throughout the health care continuum. Respects the patient's rights
as an integral part of the nurse/patient relationship as reflected
in our values and mission.
7. Utilizes SBAR in communicating all emergencies, endorsements of
care, and routine bedside hand-off reports.
8. Recognizes, evaluates, responds, and communicates appropriately
during maternal, neonatal emergencies, and/or unusual situations
and maintains current position competencies, requirements and
qualifications.
9. Adheres to the standards set forth in the Baby-Friendly model of
care.
10. Performs documentation of patient care including: assessment,
interdisciplinary plan of care (IPOC), implementation, evaluation,
education, discharge, and follows unit specific and hospital
documentation policies and procedures.
11. Formulates a nursing diagnosis through observation of the
client's physical condition and behavior, and through
interpretation of information obtained from the client and others,
including the health team.
12. Formulates a care plan, in collaboration with the client, which
ensures that direct and indirect nursing care services provide for
the client's safety, comfort, hygiene, and protection, and for
disease prevention and restorative measures.
13. Performs skills essential to the kind of nursing action to be
taken, explains the health treatment to the client and family and
teaches the client and family how to care for the client's health
needs. Provides direct and indirect patient care services,
including, but not limited to, the administration of medications
and therapeutic agents, necessary to implement a treatment, disease
prevention, or rehabilitative regimen ordered by and within the
scope of licensure of a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or clinical
psychologist.
14. Delegates tasks to subordinates based on the legal scopes of
practice of the subordinates and on the preparation and capability
needed in the tasks to be delegated, and effectively supervises
nursing care being given by subordinates.
15. Evaluates the effectiveness of the care plan through
observation of the client's physical condition and behavior, signs
and symptoms of illness, and reactions to treatment and through
communication with the client and the health team members, and
modifies the plan as needed.
16. Observes signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to treatment,
general behavior, or general physical condition, and determination
of whether the signs, symptoms, reactions, behavior, or general
appearance exhibit abnormal characteristics, and implementation,
based on observed abnormalities, of appropriate reporting, or
referral, or standardized procedures, or changes in treatment
regimen in accordance with standardized procedures, or the
initiation of emergency procedures.
17. Acts as the client's advocate, as circumstances require by
initiating action to improve health care or to change decisions or
activities which are against the interests or wishes of the client,
and by giving the client the opportunity to make informed decisions
about health care before it is provided.
Performs other duties as assigned
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
A. Education
B. Qualifications/Experience
C. Special Skills/Knowledge
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