RN Maternity Float Pool

Riverview Health; Noblesville (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverview Health in Noblesville, IN seeks a registered nurse to deliver comprehensive patient care across units. You will create and implement individualized care plans, coordinate referrals, and delegate tasks within your scope of practice.

You will document care and communicate plans in the electronic medical record, administer medications per physician orders, transition patients with thorough handoffs, educate patients and families, and may precept new staff.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing by date of hire.
• Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Experience: One year as RN in hospital setting preferred.
• License/certifications: Indiana RN license; ACLS; BLS; NRP; STABLE; telemetry may be required for labor/delivery staff.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement a written plan of care addressing patient goals; refer to other services as needed; delegate tasks within scope of practice.
• Observe, document, address, and implement planned interventions; update the team through EMR documentation and verbal reports.
• Administer medications per physician orders; monitor effects and document patient response.
• Transition patients with current care plans and provide timely handoff to incoming staff.
• Inform physicians and care team of changes or abnormal findings; communicate clearly.
• Provide patient and family education at discharge with clear guidance.
• May precept new staff and supervise other care team members.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Patient care

Documentation

Team communication

Education delivery

Precepting

Education

RN license in Indiana

ACLS

BLS

NRP

STABLE

BSN preferred

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Create and implement a written plan of care that addresses the specific needs and goals of each individual patient, making referrals to other professional services as required. Modifies the plan of care based on reassessment of the patient including observed patient response to treatment/care and evaluation of patient's progress toward goal completion and delegates tasks to team members, as appropriate within their scope of practice.
• Observe, document, address, and implement planned interventions/care, communicating the plan to all members of the team through accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record and, when needed, through verbal reports. Documents accurate patient information in compliance with policies and regulatory requirements.
• Provide patient care through the performance of selective procedures that include but are not limited to IV starts and restarts, blood administration and phlebotomy tasks, answering call lights and serving as testing personnel under CLIA1988 regulations as they relate to point of care testing.
• Administer medications, accurately and timely according to physician orders and organizational policy and procedure. Maintains knowledge of medication actions and side effects, recognizing allergic reactions and documenting patients’ response to drugs.
• Successfully transition patients, communicating the most current plan of care, through walking rounds and providing accurate, timely report to incoming staff.
• Advise physicians, other disciplines, family/significant others of changes in patient's condition or abnormal findings. Communicate clearly and concisely.
• Provide clear, specific educational and discharge information to each patient and/or patient family member.
• May precept new employees and oversee other members of the care team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education Requirements

• Minimum: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing by date of hire to the position
• Preferred: Bachelor of or Science in Nursing

Experience Requirements

• Minimum: None
• Preferred: One (1) year as a Registered Nurse in a hospital setting

License/Certification Requirements

Minimum:

• RN license in the state of Indiana by date of hire to the position.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support within six (6) months of hire (American Heart Association)
• Basic Life Safety (American Heart Association)
• NRP
• S.T.A.B.L.E. for Nursery staff. Basic Telemetry may be required for labor and delivery staff at management discretion.