Job Description: Registered Nurse - Perinatal
In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority, patient safety is a priority and a shared responsibility. The continuous improvement of quality and safety is inherent in this position.
Reports to the Nurse Manager or designate. The Registered Nurse - Perinatal plans and provides direct nursing care to obstetrical patients in the hospital, adhering to the unit/program philosophy, competency guidelines, policies, and relevant obstetrical standards at the national, provincial, regional, and local levels, including the BC College of Nurses and Midwives Standards for Nursing Practice in British Columbia.
Qualifications: Education, Training, and Experience
- Registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives as a practicing RN registrant.
- Graduate of a recognized Perinatal Nursing specialty program.
- Current CPR Basic Rescuer certification.
- Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certificate.
- Fetal Health Surveillance Course Certificate.
- Breastfeeding Course Certificate.
- Two (2) years recent related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Skills and Abilities
- Ability to apply the nursing process effectively in an organized manner to the care of assigned patients, as required by the hospital and outlined in BC College of Nurses and Midwives Standards of Nursing Practice.
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and teaching skills.
- Good judgment, observation, and patient assessment skills.
- Respectful workplace skills, including politeness, tact, and empathy.
- Ability to prioritize and organize patient demands and care needs.
- Proficiency in operating related equipment.
- Leadership skills in emergency situations.
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
- Willingness to assume charge responsibility as needed.
- Ability to foster and promote good public relations.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to remain calm and act appropriately in stressful and emergency situations.
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