RN - Labor & Delivery OB OR Focus

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program with Associates Degree, Nursing Diploma, Bachelors in Nursing, or Master's in Nursing. 
• Valid RN License.
• Minimum two (2) years Labor and Delivery experience, to include circulating OR cases and PACU.
• Experience with scheduled and emergent Cesarean Sections, D&C, cerclage and tubal ligations. 
• ACLS Certified 
• Excellent communication skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Strong work ethics and accountability.

• The Registered Nurse delivers nursing care for patients in within the limits of the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Arkansas and adheres to institutional policies, procedures and standards. 
• The RN is responsible to adhere to the standard of care defined by UAMS, ANA, and Standards for specialty patient population with support and mentoring by other team members. 
• Collects and documents assessment data.
• Develops a Plan of Care (POC) per standard. 
• Implements POC including medical order and interdisciplinary approach. 
• Evaluates the progress of patient toward attainment of desired outcomes. 
• Provides effective patient/family education/discharge planning. 
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Stand: Frequently

Sit: Frequently

Walk: Occasionally

Bend, crawl, crouch, kneel, stoop or reach overhead: Frequently

Lift and carry weight: 25 lbs

Push and pull weight: 25 lbs

Use hands to touch, handle or feel: Frequently

Talk: Continuously

Hear: Continuously

Taste or smell: Occasionally

Read, concentrate, think analytically: Continuously

This position is subject to pre-employment screening (criminal background, drug testing, and/or education verification). A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant except as provided by law. Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity.  The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law. 

• Ability to perform Circulating Nurse duties (patient positioning, surgical count, prep, documentation, sterile field maintenance).
• Capability to assist in rapidly transitioning a patient from labor room to OR for Crash/Emergent Cesarean Sections (stat decision-to-incision workflows).
• Mastery of AORN sterile technique guidelines, surgical pause/time-outs, and instrument/lap sponge count protocols.

• Competency in managing immediate post-cesarean recovery, regional anesthesia monitoring (epidural/spinal), wound care, fundal assessments, and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) recognition/protocol execution.
  

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