Registered Nurse II/III - MC/CHC - Labor & Delivery

County of Riverside, CA • Moreno Valley, CA

350d • $42 - $65

About The Position

Riverside University Health System (RUHS) is recruiting for New to Specialty or experienced Registered Nurse II/III MC/CHC to work in the Labor & Delivery Department at the RUHS Medical Center. The incumbent will be responsible for fetal monitoring during labor, assessment, evaluation and treatment in stages of labor and postpartum.

Requirements

• CA RN License
• BLS, ACLS, & NRP
• One (1) Year of Acute Care Registered Nurse experience is required.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Fetal Monitoring is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, organize, and provide nursing care to assigned patients in accordance with physician instructions.
• Make preliminary observations of, and prepare patients for, medical treatment.
• Assist physicians in administering treatments and in performing medical examinations, diagnostic tests, and surgical operations.
• Administer prescribed treatment and medications including dispensing as ordered to patients.
• Chart treatment of patients and record and report significant changes in condition and general progress of patient.
• Counsel and advise patients, families and significant others regarding special medical problems and/or proper healthcare methods.
• Prepare and maintain concise and complete records and reports.
• Instruct patients in carrying out physician's orders; may transcribe physician's orders to working records.
• Provide orientation and training to new staff, residents, medical students, ROP and nursing students.
• Participate in quality assurance reviews; may act as a team leader or relief charge nurse.
• Assign and monitor the work of subordinate nursing personnel; participate in committee activities.
• Triage patients by reviewing admission charts and merging patients into the patient assignment or clinic flow at the appropriate time and place.
• Testify in court as to the client's mental and physical condition; may recommend initiating conservatorship investigations when assigned to the mental health setting.
• Coordinate and monitor patients through the hospitalization process utilizing physicians, primary care nurses, and third-party payors to maintain quality care and fiscal responsibility.
• Review the post hospital care plan with the patient/family, establishing a contact regarding time frames and responsibilities; follow plan through a discharge.

Benefits

• L&D Critical Care Differential: $4.00 per hour

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree