What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN - Labor & Delivery/Nursery/Postpartum - PRN Nights position at Forrest City?
Registered Nurse - L&D/Nursery - PRN Nights
Forrest City Medical Center is your community medical provider, serving Eastern Arkansas and its residents with physical therapy, radiology imaging, women’s center and senior care. Forrest City Medical Center is a118 bed Acute Care facility located 40 minutes west of Memphis, TN and less than 90 miles for Little Rock, AR.
Job Summary:
- Evaluates assigned patients and plans, implements and documents nursing care.
- Assists physicians during examinations and procedures.
- Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse.
- Promotes patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills.
- Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
- Performs a variety of tasks.
- A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
- Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department.
Qualifications:
- Requires an associate's degree and is certified as a registered nurse.
- Prefer Bachelors degree in Nursing.
- Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.