A. Degree or diploma from

A professional nursing program approved by the legally designated

State accrediting agency at the time the program was completed by the applicant.

B. Applicants must have current, active registration as a professional nurse in a State, District of

Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or territory of the Unite States.

C. Current BCLS, ACLS, NRP, and Fetal Monitoring Certification (for Labor & Delivery position).

D. Experience that equips the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to

perform successfully the duties of the position, that is typically in or related to the work of the

position to be filled (i.e. performs own blood draws, starts IV's, initiates CRP, etc).

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

A. Provision of full range of Obstetrical and newborn Infant care to patients admitted to OCU.

B. Knowledge of the nursing process and its application to clinical practice In order to provide

Individualized, goaiorlented nursing care to the laboring, postpartum, antepartum and

newborn patients.

C. Knowledge of scientific and psychosocial nursing theory principles, spiritual, and social -

cultural needs of the native Indian patient.

D. Knowledge of biological aspects of disease process and illness relating to Obstetrical and

newborn infants and is able to recognize complications and implement appropriate nursing/

therapeutic intervention required.

E. Knowledge of medications and dosages in order to recognize their desired effects, side -

effects, and complications of their use.

F. Knowledge of normal values to Interpret and analyze the results of various medical

procedures and translate them into appropriate nursing interventions.

G. Ability to work effectively and harmoniously within the health care team, with the Indian

patients and their families.

H. Follows facility policies and procedures, JCAHO, OSHA, HIS and other federal licensing/

accreditation and regulating body standards.

IV. Supervision;

Functions under the general supervision of the Supervisory Clinical Nurse (SCN).

V. Shift Schedule:

Works shifts following the units hours of 113 hours for days, 12 hours for nights; totaling 7

shifts /2 week period. May work weekends, holidays, rotating day and night shifts as scheduled

by the SCN based on the unit's need for coverage.