Registered Nurse Antepartum

HCA Healthcare • Austin, TX

2d

About The Position

The Antepartum Registered Nurse (RN) performs patient assessments, develops plans of care, and implements and evaluates care for antepartum maternal patients, including both non-critical and critical patients. As a member of the interdisciplinary care team, the RN works collaboratively with other team members to ensure safe and accurate care delivery. The role may also include care for OB/GYN, immediate-delivery, and postpartum maternal patients, as well as transitioned newborns.

The nurse documents admission assessments and nursing interventions, creates and revises plans of care and discharge plans based on patient responses, and evaluates those plans for effectiveness. The RN ensures physician orders are noted and correctly transcribed, provides education to patients and families, communicates significant patient and family information to physicians and supervisors, administers medications and treatments according to hospital policy, and appropriately delegates work to non-licensed staff.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of clinical nursing experience as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
• Current State of Texas Registered Nurse (RN) license or Compact Registered Nursing License; if using a Compact License, a Texas license must be obtained within 90 days of hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification as per St. David’s Healthcare policy.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification as per St. David’s Healthcare policy.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification as per St. David’s Healthcare policy.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in an acute care setting.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Registered Nurse, Certified in Inpatient Obstetrics (RNC-OB).

Responsibilities

• Perform and document patient assessments at admission.
• Develop plans of care, including discharge plans, and revise them according to patients’ responses to treatment.
• Regularly evaluate plans of care for effectiveness.
• Document outcomes of nursing interventions and patient responses.
• Ensure physician orders are noted and correctly transcribed.
• Provide educational materials to patients and families about care and treatments.
• Keep physicians and supervisors informed of significant information regarding patients and families.
• Administer medications and complete treatments according to hospital policy.
• Delegate work appropriately to non-licensed staff in accordance with standards of practice.
• Provide care for antepartum maternal patients, including non-critical and critical patients.
• May provide care for OB/GYN, immediate-delivery, and postpartum maternal patients, as well as transitioned newborns.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time-away-from-work programs, including paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree