Registered Nurse PRN II-Maternal Fetal Care Unit

Cooper University Hospital•Camden, NJ

14h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered RN is a professional care-giver who, as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team, assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame and who supervises and provides care to these patients utilizing the nursing process including the therapeutic use of self. Follows established policies and procedures. Communicates openly with internal customers and supervisors. Provides excellent customer service interfacing well with all levels of staff, management and physicians. Applies Cooper core values. Other duties as required. The Maternal Fetal Care Unit consists of 9 beds. This unit specializes in the care of antepartum patients with a variety of diagnoses. These include preterm premature rupture of membranes, preeclampsia, preterm labor, and diabetes. This unit also cares for pregnant and post-partum patients with complicated medical diagnoses in addition to their pregnancy, including but not limited to cardiac complications, sickle cell disease, and substance use disorder.

Requirements

MUST HAVE MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS REGISTERED NURSE EXPERIENCE IN MED SURG OR OTHER COMPARABLE UNIT.
Graduate of NLN accredited School of Nursing.
Current NJ-RN License (Registered Nurse)
Current American Heart Association BLS Certification (Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers)
Nurses shall work at least three (3) weekend shifts per six (6) week schedule, and six other shifts per six (6) week schedule, which must include four(4) holiday shifts per year (two (2) winter and two (2) summer).
Weekend shifts are defined as Friday/Saturday or Saturday/Sunday for night shift and Saturday/Sunday for the day shift; the 3rd weekend shift can be the RNs choice.
Nurses must schedule themselves for the full shift, as assigned, in order to meet these work requirements.

Nice To Haves

Certain specialties may require advanced certification (i.e. ACLS, NALS, PALS).

Responsibilities

Assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame.
Supervises and provides care to patients utilizing the nursing process including the therapeutic use of self.
Follows established policies and procedures.
Communicates openly with internal customers and supervisors.
Provides excellent customer service interfacing well with all levels of staff, management and physicians.
Applies Cooper core values.
Other duties as required.