22103 - Travel: RN - LDRPN

Job Title: Travel: RN - LDRPN
Job Location: New Braunfels, TX
Job Duration: 3 Months (possibility of extension)
Shift: 7:00pm - 7:00am

Nurse/Patient Ratio: 1:2 for Labor and Delivery, 1:6 (3 moms/3 babies) for Postpartum

• The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation.
• Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans.
• Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing.
• Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable client Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Consistent with the ANA Product and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
• Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
• Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
• Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
• Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred.

Experience:

• 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications:

• RN License in state of TX or compact.
• Current certification required from one of the following:
  • AWHONN Intermediate FHM or NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM).
• Current STABLE (Post-resuscitation/Pre-transport Stabilization Care of Sick Infants) certification required from one of the following courses:
  • Participant, Lead Instructor, or Support Instructor.
  • Current BLS certification required (AHA only).
  • Current NRP certification required (AHA only).
  • Current ACLS certification required (AHA only).

Position Requirements:

Education/Skills:

• All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.
• New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and initial on-boarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and a Perinatal Services-specific competency validation.
• Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.

Experience:

• Perinatal RN Residency, or recently practicing in a Perinatal Setting is preferred.

Work Type:

• Full Time.