Charge Nurse (RN), Labor & Delivery, PRN, Nights

Job Description

Location: West Chester
Department: Labor & Delivery
Hours: PRN
Shift: Night

UC Health is hiring a PRN Charge Registered Nurse (RN) for the night shift in the Labor & Delivery at West Chester.

The OBSCU serves a diverse patient population and wide range of diagnoses throughout patients' pregnancies, including but not limited to diabetic management, cardiac complications such as cardiomyopathy, preterm labor, preeclampsia, and more. The OBSCU is a fast-paced work environment in which each day will teach you something new.

About West Chester Hospital

West Chester Hospital provides its patients with access to the region's largest group of specialized physicians and medical providers. With a reputation for providing outstanding patient experiences and quality medical care, the hospital consistently ranks amongst the top 5% in the nation.

Unit Details:
  • Magnet facility and shared governance is very supported on the OB unit
  • Clinical ladder program- opportunity for advancements from a CN 1 nurse by doing unit projects that comes with monetary benefits as well as career engagement.
  • Diverse patient population and wide range of diagnoses throughout patients' pregnancies


Responsibilities

The Charge Nurse reports to the Clinical Nurse Manager in all matters of patient care and unit operations. The Charge Nurse is the person who reaches out for the appropriate resources to respond to care needs in the unit. situation to situation and patient to patient. The Charge Nurse is responsible for assigning nursing care activities at the beginning of the shift and during the shift. The Charge Nurse uses knowledge derived from the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, social and nursing sciences to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care. The care is culturally based and age-specific.
  • Assessment: Demonstrates nursing clinical skills necessary to make pertinent and accurate assessments of the physical, psychosocial, spiritual and educational needs of the patient.
  • Planning: Utilizes collected data to establish and prioritize a list of actual and potential individualized age-specific patient problems and or needs.
  • Implementation: Implements plan of care and interventions to provide quality care based in assessed needs, established standards of care and according to policy and procedures.
  • Evaluation: Continuously evaluates nursing practice in relation to the standards of care and individual plan of care.
  • Documentation: Nursing process is accurately and concisely documented, including evaluation of treatment.
  • Leadership: Effectively manages care through others.
  • Productivity: Considers factors related to cost and effective outcomes when planning patient care.


Qualifications

Hours: PRN

Shift: Varies

Join our team as a Charge Registered Nurse (RN) in our Special Care Nursery department and work alongside the best and brightest clinical teams collaborating toward our common purpose: to advance healing and reduce suffering.

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About UC Health

UC Health is an integrated academic health system serving Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. In partnership with the University of Cincinnati, UC Health combines clinical expertise and compassion with research and teaching-a combination that provides patients with options for even the most complex situations. Members of UC Health include: UC Medical Center, West Chester Hospital, Daniel Drake Center for Post-Acute Care, Bridgeway Pointe Assisted Living, University of Cincinnati Physicians and UC Health Ambulatory Services (with more than 900 board-certified clinicians and surgeons), Lindner Center of HOPE and several specialized institutes including: UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute and the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center. Many UC Health locations have received national recognition for outstanding quality and patient satisfaction. Learn more at uchealth.com.