Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse Per Diem

Position: Registered Nurse
Location: Labor & Delivery
Schedule: Per Diem

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:

• Deliver exceptional nursing care in the, including assessing, diagnosing, planning, intervening, evaluating, and educating patients 

• Communicate with various health care team members, patients, and their families 

• Coordinate and delegate appropriate patient care activities to inter-professional colleagues 

• Update and manage patient records 

• Enter and interpret computerized data/information 

• Follow guidelines and policies established by BMCHS nursing organization 

• Assist the leadership team as needed in quality improvement projects

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION:

• Nursing degree: Diploma, ASN or BSN (preferred), Ability to obtain BSN within 4 years

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:

• Licensed to practice professional nursing as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

• Certification in basic life support (BLS)

• Advanced Cardiac Life support (ACLS)

• Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) certification

• Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) Intermediate or Advance Certification

EXPERIENCE:

• 2 years' experience Labor and Delivery

• Experience with electronic health record preferred

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Effective verbal and written communication skills 

• Physical ability to meet job responsibilities. 

• Basic computer proficiency. 

• Fluency in another language a plus.