Registered Nurse- NST RN - PRN - Perinatal Associates

Under general supervision, provides direct patient care to assigned patients.**Education:** Associate Degree from an accredited School of Nursing required; BSN preferred. Bachelor’s degree required within 3\.5 years of start date. **Licensure/Certification:** Current registration with the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Nurses as a Registered Nurse. Completion of "Healthcare Provider" CPR course, bi\-annually. **Experience:** None required **Skills:** * Interpersonal communication (oral and written) skills required in order to educate and comfort patients and their families, maintain effective contacts with a variety of hospital personnel, and maintain appropriate documentation records. * Proficiency in developing nursing plan of care, implementing effective nursing care, and evaluating outcome of nursing intervention. **Principal Duties and Responsibilities:** Utilization of Nursing Process A. Assessment. 1\. Compiles database and formulates nursing diagnosis. 2\. Utilizes physical assessment and interviewing techniques. 3\. Anticipates need for intervention by other disciplines. 4\. Determines priorities for patient care needs or problems. 5\. Reassesses the patient as indicated by changes in condition and/ or response to treatment(s) B. Planning. 1\. Initiates and updates a written nursing plan of care for patients by incorporating scientific and psychosocial principles that support the nursing diagnosis. 2\. Incorporates information obtained from nursing care planning conferences into written nursing plan of care. 3\. Coordinates patient, family, significant other, and health team members in the planning of hospital and post\-discharge care. C. Implementation. 1\. Performs clinical nursing skills independently. 2\. Administers medications, IV therapy and treatments appropriately and accurately. 3\. Initiates appropriate emergency procedures as necessary. 4\. Appropriately delegates and co