Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor and Delivery

General Functions:
 Assesses human responses and adaptation to actual or potential health problems of the patient, 
family and/or significant other
 Institutes and initiates a plan for patient care based on the initial assessment; implements and 
continuously evaluates interventions; reassesses patient needs on an on-going basis.
 Recognizes changing patient condition and utilizes unit resources, chain of command and Rapid 
Response Team (RRT) in a timely and appropriate manner
 Documents all plans and care provided
 Identifies need for education of patient, family and/or significant other and provides education 
through individualized instruction, the use of written materials and/or other available resources
 Assigns nursing care to licensed staff, delegates nursing care to unlicensed staff and coordinates the 
flow of work
 Calculates and administers medications
 Coordinates and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in the planning and management 
of patient care
 Participates in discharge planning; provides instruction to patient/family
 Maintains and promotes professional standards and development by participating in inservices, 
committees, staff meetings 
 Serves as a role model for compassionate care and service excellence and commits to Studer 
Principles and “must haves”
 Facilitates patient movement within the department and through the facility, proactively managing 
patient admissions, discharges and transfers
 Manages patient hand-offs at shift change and between department and facilities; utilizes 
documentation tools for hand-offs as required
 Provides every patient the defined standard of care (ie; core measures, chest pain protocol)
 Utilized resources efficiently and effectively
 Maintains safe environment 
 Addresses patient population—specific needs (clinical)
 Participates in Performance Improvement Activities