Registered Nurse - OBGYN Ward NMC healthcare LLC

Job Description

• Provides surgical care (pre and post-operative), postnatal care, breastfeeding advice and support to women and their babies.

• Performs initial assessment and reassessment of patients in the department including neonates, pediatric and adult patients

• Demonstrates knowledge of electronic fetal monitoring using CTG and central monitoring system.

• Is able to provide a high standard of care to all Specialties that falls within the hospitals scope of practice.

• Initiates Intravenous Therapy as per Doctors orders

• Demonstrates skills in routine care for newborns, rooming in with mothers.

• Participates in emergency code drills and performs when necessary

• Acts as Team Leader in the absence of the Charge Nurse and is able to delegate tasks as per skills and scope of practice.

• Demonstrates knowledge in caring for patients admitted for induction of labor.

• Monitors early progress of laboring mothers before transferring to labor ward, interprets fetal heart rate and notifies Physician when appropriate for progress or problems.

• Performs post-partum care of mother, performs fundal massage and monitors vital signs, blood loss as needed and promotes newborn/parent bonding

• Performs the Appropriateness review of medications before preparing and administering medications as required.

• Responsible for coordinating with the Obstetrician, Neonatologist / Pediatrician and other allied workers to provide comprehensive care to patients.

• Prepares mothers for cesarean sections and provides pre-operative and post-operative care to all patients requiring surgical procedures

• Actively promotes and assists mothers with breastfeeding, basic newborn care and patient education.

• Has skills and knowledge on collection of specimens, bloods for diagnostic testing and critical values

• Knowledge on ordering blood products and monitors patients when receiving blood products.

• Knowledge of Obstetric emergencies, nursing management and care as per protocols.

• Provides appropriate health education to patients and their family

Responsibilities

• Provides surgical care (pre and post-operative), postnatal care, breastfeeding advice and support to women and their babies.

• Performs initial assessment and reassessment of patients in the department including neonates, pediatric and adult patients

• Demonstrates knowledge of electronic fetal monitoring using CTG and central monitoring system.

• Is able to provide a high standard of care to all Specialties that falls within the hospitals scope of practice.

• Initiates Intravenous Therapy as per Doctors orders

• Demonstrates skills in routine care for newborns, rooming in with mothers.

• Participates in emergency code drills and performs when necessary

• Acts as Team Leader in the absence of the Charge Nurse and is able to delegate tasks as per skills and scope of practice.

• Demonstrates knowledge in caring for patients admitted for induction of labor.

• Monitors early progress of laboring mothers before transferring to labor ward, interprets fetal heart rate and notifies Physician when appropriate for progress or problems.

• Performs post-partum care of mother, performs fundal massage and monitors vital signs, blood loss as needed and promotes newborn/parent bonding

• Performs the Appropriateness review of medications before preparing and administering medications as required.

• Responsible for coordinating with the Obstetrician, Neonatologist / Pediatrician and other allied workers to provide comprehensive care to patients.

• Prepares mothers for cesarean sections and provides pre-operative and post-operative care to all patients requiring surgical procedures

• Actively promotes and assists mothers with breastfeeding, basic newborn care and patient education.

• Has skills and knowledge on collection of specimens, bloods for diagnostic testing and critical values

• Knowledge on ordering blood products and monitors patients when receiving blood products.

• Knowledge of Obstetric emergencies, nursing management and care as per protocols.

• Provides appropriate health education to patients and their family