Nurse Family Birth Center
About The Position
Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 377-bed nonprofit acute care hospital in Carmichael, California. Its Family Birth Center (FBC) is a Level 3 High Risk Facility serving the greater Sacramento Dignity Hospitals. The center has 28 beds, including 12 labor beds, two operating rooms, a two-patient PACU, two triage bays, and a 14-bed private Mother-Baby unit. It is Joint Commission Certified for Perinatal Care and committed to the 10 steps for successful breastfeeding. The FBC averages 150 deliveries monthly and receives antepartum patient transfers from across Northern California. Its support includes an adjoining Level III NICU, Nurse Shift Managers, a Perinatal Safety Specialist, a Perinatal Certified Nurse Specialist, an in-house OB hospitalist, and a designated OB anesthesiologist. The night-shift, full-time Family Birth Center Registered Nurse delivers individualized, comprehensive care to patients, including those with high-risk pregnancies or deliveries. The RN performs assessments and skilled procedures, implements patient care plans, documents care, and collaborates with an interdisciplinary team and support staff to promote optimal patient outcomes. The position offers a $15,000 sign-on bonus to eligible new hires.
Requirements
- At least one year of Labor & Delivery and Postpartum RN experience at an accredited hospital.
- Fetal monitoring experience.
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of California.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- Current NRP certificate.
- NCC fetal monitoring certificate or completion of an Advanced Fetal Monitoring course within 12 months of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Cesarean Section experience.
Responsibilities
- Perform total body and system assessments each shift or visit according to unit standards.
- Plan, implement, and evaluate patient care, and provide patient education.
- Use technology, procedures, protocols, standards, and interventions specific to the assigned unit.
- Complete legible, timely, concise, and accurate documentation according to policies and procedures; use the computerized documentation system proficiently.
- Accept responsibility and accountability for decisions and behaviors, and cooperate with direction from facility leadership.
- Participate in orienting new staff and ancillary personnel, mentor students constructively, and serve as a resource to staff from other nursing departments.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and support staff to provide comprehensive care and promote optimal patient outcomes.
Benefits
- $15,000 sign-on bonus for eligible new hires.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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