Registered Nurse - Mother/Baby

St. Josephs Medical Center • Houston, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Accountable for the observation, assessment, intervention, evaluation, rehabilitation, or health teachings of a person who is ill, injured, infirm, or experiencing a change in normal health processes; the maintenance of health or prevention of illness; the administration of a medication or treatment as ordered by a physician, the supervision or teaching of nursing; the administration, supervision, and evaluation of nursing practices, policies, and procedures; the performance of an act delegated by a physician and the development of the nursing care plan.

Requirements

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse accepted by the Texas State Board of Nursing to engage in professional nursing
• Technical, clerical, critical thinking and interpersonal skills relevant to patient care/area
• Certification requirements as defined by the certification policy
• Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
• AHA BLS, NRP

Nice To Haves

• Labor and Delivery, Antepartum and Post Partum experience
• Bachelors of Nursing degree or progression to this degree
• National Certification as recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
• Bilingual or Multilingual

Responsibilities

• Assesses postpartum patients' physical condition and monitors parameters for both vaginal and cesarean section deliveries through discharge from the hospital.
• Assesses neonates' physical condition and monitors parameters through discharge from the hospital.
• Manages pain control needs for postpartum patients and newborns.
• Develop, implement and evaluate an individualized and specific discharge plan of care based on an assessment of the patient and family/significant other's needs.
• Promotes a philosophy of maternal/infant care that advocates breastfeeding and supports the normal physiological functions involved in the establishment of this maternal/infant process.
• Assesses for and in collaboration with the medical staff, stabilizes and evaluates effectiveness of interventions for obstetrical/medical complications such as: Postpartum Hemorrhage, Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH), Diabetes, Thermoregulation of the Newborn, Hypoglycemia of the Newborn, Hyperbilirubinemia.
• Engages in the development of a caring milieu for grieving families.

What This Job Offers

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