Perinatal Nurse
1 month ago
Job Summary:
Fraser Health is seeking a highly skilled Registered Nurse to join our Perinatal Unit team. As a Registered Nurse in this role, you will provide direct patient care to childbearing patients and their families during the intra, postpartum and high-risk antepartum periods.
Key Responsibilities:- Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments of patients and unborn babies on admission and at regular intervals.
- Allocate patients to appropriate care areas within the Maternal Program.
- Assess patients and collect information from various sources using skills of observation, communication, data review, and physical assessment.
- Make nursing diagnoses of patients and unborn babies' conditions, identify risk factors, and determine appropriate nursing interventions.
- Initiate emergency care for patients/fetuses/newborns in crisis and transfer patients/newborns to the most appropriate care area.
- Collaborate with patients and their families/support persons, physicians, and members of the inter-professional care team in the development, implementation, and ongoing modification of optimal patient and unborn baby care plans.
- Establish therapeutic relationships by demonstrating empathy, trust, and respect, advocating for patients' rights to privacy, dignity, and access to information, and ensuring patients' choice and autonomy in decision-making and care planning.
- Participate in the care and discharge planning process for patients on admission, ensuring the care plan is established and implemented effectively, updating care plans, and intervening as appropriate.
- Coordinate nursing care for patients and make referrals to the inter-professional care team according to established protocols and practice standards.
- Collaborate with members of the inter-professional care team, including physicians, patient care coordinators, clinical nurse educators, and other healthcare professionals/providers as required in the identification and resolution of issues, changes in patient condition, and adjustments to care plans.
- Teach patients and families/support persons focusing on health promotion regarding pregnancy conditions, the birth experience, postpartum, newborn care, and parenting.
- Assess learning needs of patients and families/support persons, provide information and demonstration of care activities to support self-care and the discharge plan.
- Plan and discuss referral information with patients and their families/support persons and, in collaboration with members of the inter-professional care team, initiate referrals to appropriate healthcare/community agencies.
- Document assessments, nursing diagnoses, observations, interventions, patient/family responses, outcomes/evaluations, and referrals according to practice standards and Fraser Health procedures.
- Participate in and attend in-services and other educational programs.
- Identify own learning goals and maintain and update current clinical competence and knowledge within the area of practice.
- Act as a preceptor or mentor to guide the clinical experience of assigned new nursing staff and students, promote the philosophy of family-centered care, share information, demonstrate care activities, and participate in orientation.
- Provide feedback to the Manager/delegate on the effectiveness of patient care programs, policy/clinical decision support tools (e.g., clinical pathways, standards of care, order sets, and procedures), and equipment.
- Participate in quality improvement and risk management activities, identify patient care issues, collect data, provide input/recommendations to the inter-disciplinary team on corrective action, and promote changes to practices, procedures, and protocols.
- Report safety and risk concerns through the Patient Safety Learning System.
- Participate on designated program and professional committees, care conferences, and councils as assigned, or as agreed to with the Manager.
- Participate in research and special projects in collaboration with other members of the inter-professional team, collect and/or interpret data, and provide input for further analysis as required.
Qualifications:
Graduate from an approved School of Nursing. Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). One year's recent, related clinical perinatal nursing experience in the designated clinical area and completion of postgraduate basic coursework and/or certification in perinatal nursing applicable to the designated clinical area, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Current Basic Rescuer (Level C) and Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) Certificates.
Skills and Abilities:
Ability to complete initial and ongoing patient assessment (clinical and diagnostic reasoning) and apply maternal/fetal/newborn theory and expertise to provide nursing care through appropriate/prescribed technical, therapeutic, and safety interventions. Ability to recognize acuity changes. Ability to use factual information, prior learning, and basic principles and procedures to support nursing decisions and actions with relevant research-based evidence/evidence-informed practice. Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families/support persons, the public, medical staff, and members of the inter-professional care team using verbal, written, and electronic communication means. Ability to promote person-centered care that demonstrates empathy for patients and families/support persons, sensitivity to diverse cultures and preferences, and patient advocacy. Ability to integrate and evaluate data from multiple sources to problem-solve effectively. Ability to work independently and to collaborate with and promote cooperation among members of the inter-professional care team. Ability to teach and instruct patients and families/support persons on topics essential to their health care and well-being. Ability to organize and prioritize work in a continuously changing environment. Ability to deal with and promote change. Ability to operate related equipment, including relevant computer applications. Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
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