Registered Nurse

• Delaware RN License Required
• Shifts based on clinic schedule and can be 8:00am-4:30pm and/or 10:30a-7:00pm
• Monday-Friday, weekends as needed
• Current BLS/ACLS certification
• On-Call Rotation
• Be willing and able to travel to other Planned Parenthood of Delaware sites. A valid driver’s license and insurance coverage for bodily injury and property damage as required by the State of licensing or other ability to provide own reliable transportation is required for local and statewide travel.
• Covid-19 vaccination required

JOB SUMMARY: Under the supervision of the Nurse Manager, responsible for monitoring and care of abortion patients while in clinic and maintaining centralized follow up for all patients. Maintains a complete record of the patient’s general condition including occurrence of complications and provides education and emotional support to each patient. Also performs duties related to Family Planning patient care and administrative duties as needed. All duties and responsibilities are performed in a professional and customer service-oriented manner in compliance with PPDE’s Manual of Medical Standards and Guidelines, PPDE policies and procedures and State and Federal regulatory requirements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Supervise recovery area, setting up prior to session and cleaning up at completion, as well as assisting with set-up and monitoring of all aspects of abortion services as needed.
• Count controlled substances at the start and end of each clinic day with another staff member and document counts as they occur, reporting discrepancies to supervisor immediately.
• Transfer non-narcotic and narcotic medications in accordance with PPDE policy and procedures.
• Check all recovery area equipment and emergency supplies, prior to session, to assure they are available and in working order.
• Prepare medication and instruction kits for each patient, prior to each session.
• Review patient charts and communicate with the provider abnormal results to develop plan of care, document interventions/procedures in the patient’s electronic medical record at time of service.
• Administer and/or dispense medications ordered by provider within their scope of practice.
• Administer moderate sedation per clinic protocol.
• Assure fluids and nourishment are provided.
• Provide patient education and counseling in a non-judgmental manner regarding medications, post- procedure care, and birth control methods.
• Reinforce importance of follow-up instructions as indicated.
• Provide emotional support and answer questions.
• Inform Center Manager of needed supplies and medications for provision of services.
• Assist in emergencies as needed.
• Delegate tasks to other licensed and unlicensed staff as appropriate, taking into consideration training, cultural competence, experience, and agency policy and procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality in matters related to patient, family, and facility staff.
• Participate in affiliate Risk and Quality Management Program
• Abide by the mission of PPDE.
• Provide on-call coverage during clinic hours and as scheduled for after hours.
• Maintain centralized follow up tasks per PPDE Standards and Guidelines for all patients.
• Return patient calls regarding follow-up within one business day and assist with phone calls for general medical information as needed.
• Monthly review of the surgical services crash cart and completion of daily log as assigned.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Current Delaware license or a participating compact state as a RN, or advanced practice registered nurse with prescriptive privileges
• Current ACLS required
• Prefer minimum of one year experience in recovery room, labor and delivery, emergency room and/or critical care
• Ability to work in a cost effective, efficient, flexible and customer services-oriented manner

Reasoning Ability

Must have the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusion. Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions in various formats required. Ability to multi-task and to work effectively under pressure due to conflicting demands is required. Must be flexible, highly organized, creative and detail-oriented with the ability to set and meet deadlines.

Language Skills

Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills, listening and interpersonal relationship communication skills. Must be able to communicate clearly and interact comfortably with a diverse group of clients, staff and volunteers in a non-judgmental, professional and sensitive manner.

Mathematical Skills

Must possess the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.

Computer Skills

Excellent keyboarding skills with high level of accuracy required. Must possess capacity to learn software programs required for specific position and access electronic communications, including e-mail, extranet and intranet.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. All of the job functions listed within this job description involve to greater and lesser degrees the following physical demands: close vision; hearing/listening; clear speech; walking; lifting and carrying up to 10 pounds overhead and 40 pounds from the floor; stooping; kneeling; bending; sitting; standing up to 6 hours at a time; and use of hands to finger, handle, feel and use keyboard. Must be able to assist a semi-conscious or unconscious youth/adult from a wheelchair to a bed.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee must possess a demonstrated ability to work in a diverse environment and build productive relationships. A demonstrated ability to effectively work independently and collaboratively as part of a team is essential.

• This position performs tasks that involve exposure to blood, fluids, or tissues as well as cleaning solvents and other chemicals.
• Work in a diverse environment, build productive relationships, and effectively work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Work in an environment where protestors may be present at work and related sites.
• Work in an environment where the noise level is occasionally low but usually moderate.
• This position requires the ability to work in high stress, fast paced environment with potential emergency situations.
• This position requires the ability to work an irregular schedule which could include some weekends, early mornings and evenings.
• Work in a cost-effective and flexible manner, multi-task and work effectively under pressure due to conflicting demands.
• Be willing and able to travel to other Planned Parenthood of Delaware sites. A valid driver’s license and insurance coverage for bodily injury and property damage as required by the State of licensing or other ability to provide own reliable transportation is required for local and statewide travel.

This description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements associated with this job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, PPDE reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different duties, responsibilities, and/or requirements be made part of the job. Paragraph headings are for convenience only and not intended to have substantive meaning.