Registered Nurse, Antepartum - Full Time, Nights

Texas Health•Plano, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time, nights position for a Registered Nurse in the Antepartum department at Texas Health Plano. The Antepartum department is a 20-bed High-Risk OB unit that provides care for and monitoring of patients in Antepartum, High-Risk OB, GYN surgery, all female surgeries, and Postpartum moms who have babies in the Level IV NICU. The role is responsible for the 24-hour care of non-laboring Antepartum and GYN patients. Texas Health Plano has served the communities of Plano, Frisco, Carrollton, Addison, Richardson, and McKinney since 1991. It is a 386-bed, full-service hospital specializing in emergency medicine and trauma, cardiology, neurosurgery and spine, advanced orthopedics, women’s services, adult and adolescent behavioral health, an adult intensive care unit, and state-of-the-art surgical services. It is a Level II Trauma Facility, the only health care facility in Collin County to have achieved both the Level IV NICU and Level IV Maternal facility designation, and has a DNV-certified Comprehensive Stroke Program. Texas Health Plano is a four-time Magnet-designated hospital, the only AACN Beacon Gold adult intensive care unit in the DFW area, accredited by the Joint Commission in Hip and Knee Replacement, and a Primary Heart Attack Center.

Requirements

Diploma in Nursing or Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program required
CLIA – CLIAFE Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency required
One-year experience as a clinical nurse, or completion of an RN residency program.
RN – Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required
BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly
NRP – Essential Neonatal Resuscitation Program within 90 days required
ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 90 days required
CPI – Crises Prevention Intervention training maintained annually within 90 days required

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
One year of Antepartum experience strongly preferred
One year of Labor & Delivery experience strongly preferred
IFM – Intermediate Fetal Monitoring upon hire preferred

Responsibilities

Assesses the patient
Plans the care of the patient
Intervenes as appropriate
Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.
Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers.