REGISTERED NURSE- OB RESIDENT RN (FT)
Cody Regional Health
- Cody, WY
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Be a new graduate RN or RN with less than 1 year since passing NCLEX
- Will train in the Women’s Health and Nursery department
- Agree to working both day and night shift throughout the program to obtain the maximum number of opportunities to learn.
- Apply for an open position in the CRH organization when the OB residency program is complete
- Have preceptor throughout the time of the residency program that will provide daily feedback.
- Meet with the Women’s Health Clinical Coordinator frequently for feedback and direction of future learning opportunities.
- Be provided opportunities to learn and demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on their assigned unit.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status.
- Interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the unit's/area's/department's policies and procedures.
- Contribute to unit process improvement, quality, and safety projects
- Graduate nurse level skill with potential to learn from exposure to your own experience as well as others
- Knowledge of the principles and practice of sterile technique and infection control.
- Ability to perform and learn effectively in stressful situations
- Ability to interact effectively with a wide variety of people
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Possess emotional intelligence
- Ability to document in an electronic medical record as well as other documentation processes the organization has
- Skills that must be obtained during residency:
- Knowledge and ability to care for patients in need of labor, delivery, postpartum, and nursery care.
- Technical aspects of mother/infant (couplet) care.
- Gynecological post-op care
- Must complete a skills checklist as the residency progresses
- Required: NRP, BLS, Basic Fetal Monitoring
- When class options permit: S.T.A.B.L.E. & AWHONN Intermediate Fetal monitoring with competency
- Recommended: AWHONN membership.