Staff Nurse (RN) - Maternity

Job Purpose: The Staff Nurse (RN) is a professional care provider who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients.  The Staff Nurse (RN) will provide care to those patients via therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment/instrumentation, and coordinates with other health care team members, taking into account the individual patient’s special physical or age-related needs.  Work is performed in accordance with established hospital standards, Work Rules, Human Resources Protocol & Procedures, nursing department/unit structure, process and outcome standards, regulatory and accreditation requirements and  consistent with the philosophy, goals, and objectives of the hospital and nursing department.  Coordinates total nursing care for patients, participates in patient and family teaching, and provides leadership by working cooperatively with other disciplines in maintaining standards for professional nursing and hospital practice in the clinical setting, taking into account the individual patient’s special physical or age-related needs.