Travel - Contract - RN Labor and Delivery

Company: KPC Healthcare, Inc - Orange County Global Medical
Location: Santa Ana
Posted on: May 5, 2025

Job Description:

Certification Details
BLS
California State RN License
Job Details
The Registered Nurse delivers professional nursing care to patients ranging from uncomplicated to highly complex needs.
Establishes a helping relationship using a holistic approach.
Ensures quality and appropriateness of care for all age groups in the unit-specific patient population including neonates, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics.
Coordinates care planning with other disciplines.
Performance meets or exceeds expectations with necessary education, training, and relevant experience to perform reliably and professionally.
Job Requirements
Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to patients of all age groups.
Knowledge of principles of growth and development through the lifespan.
Ability to assess data reflective of patient status and interpret information to identify patient needs according to age.
Perform accurate patient assessments per physician instructions and facility policies.
Identify changes in patient condition and notify physician appropriately.
Ability to identify nursing diagnosis specific to each patient.
Knowledge of medical diagnosis and disease manifestations including clinical and laboratory data interpretation.
Develop patient care plans unique to each assigned patient including family involvement.
Monitor and evaluate patient outcomes and modify care plans accordingly.
Provide direct patient care and carry out physician orders.
Assist physicians in treatments, medical examinations, diagnostic tests, and surgical operations as appropriate.
Administer prescribed treatments and medications, including narcotics control.
Ability to start, prepare, implement, monitor, and discontinue IV fluids as ordered.
Evaluate patient responses to care and therapies including lab results, physical assessment, and mental status changes.
Participate in unit-specific quality assurance and performance improvement projects.
Document nursing care accurately, objectively, legibly, and timely.
Ensure physician orders are acknowledged by end of shift and resolve complex order issues with Charge Nurse.
Maintain a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients and families.
Support effective communication and Just Culture for patient safety.
Unit Specific Information
- Unit: Labor and Delivery (L&D)

Additional Details
Patient care employees must demonstrate knowledge and skills for all age groups.
Demonstrate knowledge of growth and development principles through lifespan.
Perform accurate patient assessments and identify nursing diagnoses.
Demonstrate knowledge of medical diagnoses and disease manifestations.
Develop individualized patient care plans including family involvement.
Monitor and evaluate patient outcomes and modify care plans.
Participate in quality assurance and performance improvement projects.
Maintain documentation standards and ensure physician order acknowledgment.
Support a Just Culture and effective communication for patient safety.

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