Registered Nurse Postpartum Nights
Core
Night shift Registered Nurse providing direct patient care, assessment, and care planning in the Postpartum department.
Role type
Registered Nurse (Postpartum)
Builds
Inpatient postpartum care for mothers and newborns
Domain
Healthcare / Obstetrics
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
RN licensure, BLS certification, patient assessment, care planning, delegation, documentation, interdisciplinary collaboration
Responsibilities
Assess patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs; Formulate a plan of care including discharge planning; Implement the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation and supervision; Evaluate patient and family response to care and teaching; Document assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the patient record; Interact with all levels of staff, physicians, patients, families and external contacts; Supervise staff and work flow of the department (acting Charge Nurse capacity).