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FTE: 0.900000

Shift: Nights

Location: RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER

 

Summary:

The Perinatal RN is responsible for applying the nursing process in order to meet the needs of patients in a Family-Centered Care model. Flexibility and skill mix, or the desire to train in the areas of labor and delivery, care of the neonate, and post partum care (mother-baby couplet-care) will be the expectation. Nurses assuming this role will require a high level of assessment and critical thinking skills as well as the ability to work as part of a team.

 

Experience/Education Requirements:

Graduate of approved nursing school, BSN preferred. Exceptional communication skills

License or Certification Requirements:

Current IL RN License

 

 

Responsibilities:
Analyzes the assessment data to determine the patient's nursing diagnoses or patient problems.Coordinates care delivery through the utilization of department, organization and community models and resources; critical thinking; interdisciplinary teamwork; patient advocacy; and the unique nurse-patient connection, and identifies and uses available resources to define and implement the plan of care.Detects and collects comprehensive data and identifies patterns pertinent to the patient's health and unique situation.Develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes, based on the patient's individualized situation and anticipated needs.Effects changes through engagement, involvement, and participation of peers and colleagues, leading others where they need to be rather than where they want to go (American Nurses Credentialing Center [ANCC]).Employs strategies, including the art of translation, to promote healthy behaviors for patients and families.Enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice through communication, documentation, initiation of change, creativity, innovation, participation ini quality improvement (QI), evidence based practice (EBP), and research processes.Evaluates one's own nursing practice in relation to the Illinois Nurse Practice Act and professional practice standards and guidelines.Evaluates progress toward effective attainment of patient, family and community goals.Implements the identified plan based on the nursing process, our nursing mission and philosophy, and our organization's mission.Mentors others in all aspects of nursing practice.

 

 

Credentials:
Essential:
* Registered Nurse

 

Education:
Nonessential:
* BACHELOR SCIENCE NURSING

 

Riverside Healthcare is revolutionizing care using leading-edge technology to diagnose and treat patients. We are ranked top in the nation for performance in neurosurgery, orthopedics, and heart surgery and have also been named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics seven times. Riverside is nationally recognized for our specialty programs in obstetrics, trauma, oncology, rehabilitation, geriatrics, occupational health, psychiatric services, and treatment of alcohol and chemical dependency, as well as patient safety. We combine innovation and convenience at state-of-the-art facilities located in communities throughout the greater Kankakee area.

Riverside Medical Center proves that truly progressive medicine is being delivered in Chicago's southwest suburbs and East Central Illinois. Join a team that is not only concerned with providing the best care possible but also with offering a work environment of advancement and growth. Riverside is a place that embraces a culture where opinions count and dedications is respected, where superior performance is rewarded with competitive salaries and excellent benefits.

 

Other information:

Exposure/Sensory Requirements:

 

Exposure to:
Chemicals: Disinfectants, Betadine, room deodorizers, Alcohol, others per MSDS sheets
Video Display Terminals: Average
Blood and Body Fluids: Frequent contact with IV devices and high potential for contact with contaminated body fluids (blood, vomitus, stool and amniotic fluid) does create a high risk. However, appropriate usage of needleless IV system, universal precautions, and protective equipment should greatly minimize risk.
TB or Airborne Pathogens: Minimal risk exists, given the patient population; however, usage of protective clothing and universal precautions minimize any existing risk

Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch):
Speech: Required to communicate with patient, family and MD's
Vision: Needed to perform necessary assessments of patient status; medication administration; usage of computer terminals.
Smell: Helpful to note presence of incontinence, vomitus, blood; electrical/fire safety.
Hearing: Needed to hear patient call lights, calls for help, patient concerns; alarms (i.e. monitors, fire codes, via PA)
Touch: Needed to perform percussive assessments and to comfort patients; manipulate tools

Activity/Lifting Requirements:

 

Average Hours per Week: 6-40

Shift: Variable for 24 hour coverage

Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:
Sit: 10%
Twist: 4%
Stand: 40%
Crawl: 0%
Walk: 25%
Kneel: 1%
Lift: 10%
Drive: 0%
Squat: 1%
Climb: 1%
Bend: 30%
Reach above shoulders: 3%

The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:
Up to 10 lbs: Frequently
Up to 20 lbs: Frequently
Up to 35 lbs: Frequently
Up to 60 lbs: Occasionally
Up to 75 lbs: Not Required
Up to 100 lbs: Not Required
Over 100 lbs: Not Required

Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements. (Example: the distance material is carried; how high material is lifted, etc.):
Lifting of patients off their beds that are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment. Horizontal movement of patients to and from carts/beds who are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment. Lifting equipment - carry 25'-150' waist high (IV bags, patient trays). Carry charts 25'-150' waist high. Filled laundry bags are filled half full so as not to weigh over 35 lbs. Carry fire extinguishers up or down 3-4 flights of stairs and several yards in an emergency.

Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:
Sit: 30
Twist: 15
Stand: 60
Crawl: 0
Walk: 10
Kneel: 0
Lift: 5
Drive: 0
Squat: 2
Climb: 1
Bend: 15
Reach above shoulders: 2

Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated):
Simple grasp up to 10 lbs. Normal weight: 5#
Pushing & pulling - 50-200 lbs: Occasionally
Fine Manipulation: Typing in computer, omnicell, using pens to chart, drawing up meds in syringe and administration, starting IV's.

Leg Strength - up to 50 lbs: Occasionally-(repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: utilized in positioning beds during transport; x-ray, surgery or in an emergency situation from floor to floor, locking beds or cardiac chairs.)

Environmental Factors & Special Hazards:

 

Environmental Factors (Time Spent):
Inside hours: 11.95
Outside hours : 0.5

Temperature: Normal Range
Lighting: Average
Noise levels: Average
Humidity: Dry
Atmosphere: Odors

Special Hazards: Radiation - Infrequent portable x-rays in patients' rooms
Protective Clothing Required: As required for universal precautions ie:gloves, gowns, masks, goggles.