CLINICAL NURSE I MCH FLOAT II - NURSING STAFFING OFFICE New

Job Description

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Clinical Nurse I – Maternal Child Health Float provides direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act for assigned patients in maternal child departments including Perinatology, LDR, Mother/Baby, LDRP and NICU. The nurse collaborates with other disciplines of the health care team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely and appropriate quality patient care. This includes providing physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administrations, specimen collection, meeting nutritional and emotional needs, and education and discharge needs of the patients assigned.

Utilizes the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs. Evaluates and adjusts the nursing care process as necessary with consultation as needed and confers with the appropriate resource personnel when making ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions. Maintains a working knowledge of departmental and hospital standards, policies, and procedures. Performs other duties as assigned.

• Float II: Qualified to float to in 3 areas/departments within MCH
  
  

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Requires a Bachelor’s of Nursing (BSN) or that a BSN program is started within one year of hire date and BSN degree is attained within two years of the starting the BSN program.
• Two years recent acute care RN experience in a MCH Specialty (LDR, NICU, Post-Part, Mother-Baby)
• Sixteen (16) hours of lactation education and four (4) hours of demonstrated bedside hands-on competencies within 6 months of hire required for Baby Friendly designation.
  
  

License Required

• Registered Nurse in the State of California - Current and in good standing.
  
  

License Preferred

• N/A
  
  

Certifications Required

• BLS
• ACLS
• NRP
• Advanced Fetal Monitoring
  
  

Certifications Preferred

• N/A