Registered Nurse RN Postpartum
Core
Provide compassionate inpatient care, education, and support to new mothers and their babies during the postpartum period.
Role type
Registered Nurse (RN) - Postpartum
Builds
Safe, high-quality inpatient care for mothers and infants
Domain
Healthcare - Obstetrics and Postpartum
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
RN licensure, BLS certification, patient assessment, care planning, implementation, evaluation, documentation, discharge planning, delegation, multidisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based practice, mentoring
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; Provide care based on best evidence and participate in research activities; Supervise staff and work flow of the department in some roles; Interact with all levels of staff, physicians, patients, families and external contacts.