Registered Nurse, Antepartum - Full Time, Nights

Texas Health Resources•Plano, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Antepartum Department at Texas Health Plano is a 20-bed High-Risk OB unit. This role provides care for and monitoring of patients in Antepartum, High-Risk OB, GYN surgery, all female surgeries, and Postpartum moms with babies in the Level IV NICU. The Registered Nurse is responsible for the 24-hour care of non-laboring Antepartum and GYN patients.

Requirements

Diploma in Nursing or Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program 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
Other – CLIAFE Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency required
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.