What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN-Womens Svcs position at Wythe County Community Hospital?
Job Title: Registered Nurse - Womens Svcs
Job Summary:
The Registered Nurse provides direct patient care to patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.
Responsibilities:
- Provides care for patients with various types of obstetrical, gynecological and/or newborn situations.
- Recognizes, triages, assesses and effectively treats life-threatening conditions of the obstetrical patient and transfers that patient to a higher level of care if indicated.
- Effectively admits an obstetrical patient to labor and/or induces the patient and delivers and cares for the patient and the newborn after delivery.
- Effectively admits a gynecological patient with the possibility of preparation of surgery of that patient as well as cares for the patient post operatively.
- Assesses a newborn, recognizes anomalies, transfers a newborn to a higher level of care if indicated, and educates the mother and family unit of newborn care.
Reports to: Director of the Women's Center
Qualifications:
Requirements:
- Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
License/Certification Requirements:
- Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days from hire.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) within 6 months of hire date.
- Fetal Monitoring within 6 months of hire date.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of hire date.
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of VA or eligibility to sit for the NCLEX exam, or Compact licensure as a Registered Nurse which includes the Commonwealth of VA, and in good standing with the Board.
Education Requirements:
- At least one year of previous experience in a Labor and Delivery, Nursery, Post Partum or GYN Department as an RN is strongly preferred.
Salary : $83,100 - $104,100
