Registered Nurse - Postpartum

TriHealth • Cincinnati, OH

23h • Onsite

About The Position

As a registered nurse in the Good Sam Mother and Baby Unit, you will apply the nursing process to provide direct and indirect holistic care to postpartum patients, newborns, and their families. You will collaborate with physicians, lactation consultants, and other healthcare team members to meet patient needs. The role includes educating families, supporting early bonding, and promoting safe, evidence-based care throughout the postpartum stay. Within the scope of nursing practice, you may delegate appropriate aspects of care to team members under your supervision while remaining accountable for overall patient outcomes. The work supports a family-centered environment during a meaningful transition for families.

This is a part-time day-shift position at TriHealth Good Sam Hospital, 375 Dixmyth Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. The schedule is 48 hours biweekly, 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m., with a third- or fourth-weekend rotation and holiday rotation.

TriHealth’s nursing culture encourages continuing education, formal education leading to advanced degrees, specialty certification, membership in nursing organizations, community health involvement, nursing research, evidence-based practice, and collaborative relationships among nurses, physicians, and other caregivers. Team members are also expected to demonstrate TriHealth’s SERVE Standards and ALWAYS Behaviors, including service, excellence, respect, stewardship, and engagement.

Requirements

• Associate degree or diploma in nursing.
• New hires must obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within five years of hire.
• Registered Nurse credential.
• Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) for Healthcare Providers.
• Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to meet complex healthcare needs at various stages of the life cycle.

Nice To Haves

• Membership in a related professional organization is preferred.
• More than one year of full-time or two years of part-time acute care experience is preferred.
• Certification in the specialty is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial and ongoing assessments of patients and families, complete the initial assessment tool, document assessments, communicate findings to healthcare providers, and identify health counseling and teaching needs.
• Plan and individualize care based on assessments, standards of care, and desired outcomes; update care plans based on patient and family input and healthcare needs.
• Develop short- and long-term goals with patients, families, and the healthcare team, including discharge planning, and communicate the plan of care to others.
• Provide a safe, therapeutic environment that supports patient autonomy, dignity, rights, and diversity; seek resources to help formulate ethical decisions and balance patient and unit or facility priorities.
• Recognize emergencies and take appropriate action; complete patient assignments and documentation within scheduled timeframes.
• Base interventions on clinical data and desired outcomes and document care and patient or family responses, including responses to teaching.
• Train and educate other staff and serve as a specialty resource through knowledge and skills.
• Communicate, understand, and execute physician orders; evaluate care plans against desired patient outcomes and collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and other team members to revise plans as needed.
• Supervise care delegated to other healthcare team members.
• Perform technical skills in accordance with policies, procedures, and accepted standards of practice; safely administer medications and treatments and monitor their effects; use equipment safely and appropriately.
• Identify areas for self-improvement, function in a relief charge or resource role when requested, complete assignments on time, cooperate with instructors to support student learning, maintain current practice knowledge, and understand organizational and department changes.
• Demonstrate TriHealth SERVE Standards and ALWAYS Behaviors in interactions with patients, guests, colleagues, and the community.

What This Job Offers

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