Registered Nurse, Mom/Baby - PRN, Nights

Texas Health•Plano, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Registered Nurse (RN) Mom/Baby. Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together. Mother/Baby Department highlights: 36 bed Mother/Baby Unit, Active Unit-Based Council, Opportunities for personal growth through NCAP. Since 1991, Texas Health Plano has served the communities of Plano, Frisco, Carrollton, Addison, Richardson, and McKinney. We’re a 386-bed, full-service hospital serving North Texas with incredible care and amazing people. We specialize 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 and technologically advanced surgical services. Plus, we’re 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 have 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
One-year experience as a clinical nurse, or completion of an RN residency program.
BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly
NRP – Neonatal Resuscitation Program within 90 days required
CPI – Crisis Intervention Training within 90 days and maintained annually required
RN – Registered Nurse upon hire required

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
Two years of Mother/Baby experience 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.