📝 Description: We are currently looking for a Full Time Women's Care/Obstetrics Unit RN to join our OB Team team located at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center.
**Summary:**
Plans and provides routine patient care by utilizing and documenting the nursing process.
**Responsibilities:**
* Participates in performance improvement activities to measure, assess and improve the quality of assigned work area
* Maintains confidentiality, security, and integrity of data and information in accordance with HIPAA regulations
* Administers CPR as needed according to Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) and NIHSS Credentialing
* Calculates and safely administers all prescribed medications according to nursing standards and facility policy and protocols
* Advocates and participates in patient and patient family education i.e., diagnosis, medications and discharge instructions
* Protects the patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy
* Transfers care as appropriate utilizing the SBAR system
* Performs assessments on patients experiencing urgent, emergent, or non\\-emergent conditions
* Assesses physical needs of all ages of patients
* Assesses bio\\-psychosocial needs of all ages of patients
* Assesses health education needs of all ages of patients
* Provides and advocates age and culturally appropriate, holistic patient care based upon facility mission statements and as outlined in policies and procedures
* Implements interventions appropriate to the age\\-specific needs of the patient
* Administers vaccinations under the oversight of the registered nurse and according to facility policy
* Documents vaccines according to facility policy
* Sets up and cleans patient rooms and equipment per policy
* Collects patient data in initial screening and documents as necessary
* Assists provider with diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical procedures, exams, specimen collection and other care as directed
* Assists with preparing orders for labs, tests, and medications per provider’s direction
* Notifies patient of follow\\-up results as directed by provider
* Assists patients in scheduling appointments
* Facilitates communication between the patient and the medical staff
* Facilitates consults, referrals, and form completion as requested and approved by the medical staff
* Facilitates the check\\-in and check\\-out process with the patient
* Develops and maintains care planning for patients and reviews the care plan for assigned patients
* Assigns and directs available staff, assesses assignments and makes appropriate modifications during the shift as necessary based on patient census, acuity level and nursing experience
* Communicates the patient’s current status to the appropriate parties throughout the continuum of care
* Promotes cohesiveness among the inter\\-disciplinary team
* Oversight of all agency and contract staff
* Provides first class customer service \\- courteous and helpful to all internal and external customer types
* Answers questions in a courteous and professional manner
* Greets and engages with a smile
* Determines needs, seeks positive experience and outcomes
* Completes all training and development requirements and participates in continuing education opportunities
* Works in a collaborative and supportive manner to support the productivity and safety of the work area, team members and customers of all types
* Maintains general upkeep of work area and maintains a safe environment
* Maintains and promotes professionalism
* Punctual and consistent in meeting start time, work schedule, attendance and other assigned work time metrics
* Adheres to Chickasaw Nation dress code standards
* Maintains knowledge of and follows all laws, rules, regulations, policies and SOPs for assigned area, e.g. MICS, TICS, hospital standards, health codes, food sanitation, accounting principles, etc.
* Performs all other duties as assigned
**Competencies:**
Essential:
* Ability to demonstrate impeccable sterile technique
* Able to follow instructions, both written and oral
* Able to adhere to all scheduling and attendance requirements
* Honesty, truthfulness, reliability, accountability
* Able to read, understand, apply, and retain knowledge of Chickasaw Nation, departmental, divisional and all other rules, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines
* Must be proficient in the use of electronic health record keeping systems
* Ability to multitask
* Able to verbally communicate in a professional and positive manner with other team members, departments, guests and management
* Communicates clinical information to patient in emergent or urgent settings
* Maintains clear and complete employee health records
* Graduate from an accredited school of nursing required
Nonessential:
* Bachelor's of Nursing
**Credentials:**
Essential:
* Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
* Pass general background check
* Basic Life Support (BLS)
* Fetal Heart Monitoring Program
* Neonatal Resuscitation Program
* Pediatric Advanced Life Support
* Perinatal Continuing Education Program
* Registered Nurse
Essential:
* Must obtain ACLS within three (3\\) months of hire if not current
* Must obtain BLS within one (1\\) month of hire if not current
* Must complete a Fetal Monitoring class within 1 year of hire date in OB if not current
* Must obtain NRP within three (3\\) months of hire if not current
**Working Conditions:**
Essential:
* Works in a hospital or clinic environment
* Potential exposure to biohazards
* Potential exposure to contagious diseases
* May be required to assist individuals with unmanaged emotions
* Interacts with clinical, support, technical, professional or management staff in a variety of settings and situations
* Pass pre\\-employment drug test
* Frequently bend, kneel, stoop, push, reach
* Use computer up to 25% of shift
* Frequently assist with lifting patients
* Sometimes lift and or carry up to 50 lbs
* Standing up to 100% of shift
* Walking up to 100% of shift
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