• Types of patients/cases on the unit: deliveries, circulating c-sections, antepartum patients, attending to newborns in the initial newborn assessment.
- DAYS - 7:00PM-7:00AM START DATE/ASAP -/hr Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- BLS required
- RN License in state of employment or compact
- Current certification required from one of the following: AWHONN Intermediate FHM Instructor, AWHONN Instructor Trainer, or NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM) (certification received 1 month after passing test date***)
- Current NRP certification required
- Current ACLS certification required Weekend Requirement Yes On Call Requirement No call Floating Requirement / Locations No floating Nurse / Patient Ratio AWHONN standards: 1:1 on Pitocin for induction or augmentation 1:2 cervical ripening (Cytotec or low dose Pitocin) 1:2-3 Antepartum (depending on acuity) 1:2-3 Triage 1:1- Immediate postpartum (2 hours postbirth) (mother & baby) Dress Code Navy blue or pink scrubs
The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing.
Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
- Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
- Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
- Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
- Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources. Job
- Education/Skills
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred Experience
- 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- BLS required
- RN License in state of employment or compact
- Current certification required from one of the following: AWHONN Intermediate FHM, AWHONN Intermediate FHM Instructor, AWHONN Advanced FHM Instructor, AWHONN Instructor Trainer, or NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM)
- Current NRP certification required
- Current ACLS certification required Position
- Education/Skills
- All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.
- New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and initial on-boarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and a Perinatal Services-specific competency validation.
- Completion of all annual competency verification requirements. Experience
- Perinatal RN Residency, or recently practicing in a Perinatal Setting is preferred. Work
7PM-7AM Work Type: Full Time
