Baby PRN Days

Texas Health•Rockwall, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse/RN III – Mother/Baby provides patient care in the Mother/Baby department at Texas Health Rockwall. The role emphasizes responding to patients’ safety, physical, psychological, and social needs; respecting each person’s worth and perspective; involving families and caregivers in care; and supporting shared problem-solving about health and illness. The nurse listens attentively and reliably and helps create a private, safe, confidential, and tranquil healing environment. This is a PRN, as-needed position with variable day shifts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. A minimum of six 12-hour shifts per six-week period is required, including two weekend shifts per six-week period, plus one major and two minor holidays per year. New hires must be able to attend training at the corporate office in Arlington from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the first one to five days of hire. The department offers a supportive, family-oriented team environment, shared governance through unit-based councils, and new and advanced equipment and technology. Texas Health Rockwall is a 105-bed acute-care hospital serving Rockwall, Kaufman, Hunt, and surrounding counties. Its services include a Level 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and labor and delivery suites.

Requirements

Nursing diploma or associate degree in Nursing required.
One year of experience as a registered nurse required.
Texas RN – Registered Nurse license required upon hire.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required before providing independent patient care; required upon hire and maintained quarterly.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) required within 90 days of hire.
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training required within 90 days of hire and maintained annually.
High degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.
Must work at least six 12-hour shifts per six-week period, including two weekend shifts per six-week period, one major holiday, and two minor holidays per year.
Must be able to attend training at the corporate office in Arlington from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the first one to five days of hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.
One year of Mother-Baby/Postpartum experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Respond to patients’ priorities regarding safety and physical, psychological, and social needs.
Honor the worth of each person through unconditional acceptance.
Seek to understand others’ frames of reference.
Engage family members and caregivers in healthcare situations.
Help patients and families understand and consider their health and illness through reciprocal, shared problem-solving and mutually acceptable decisions.
Listen attentively and be reliable and available to patients and others.
Create care settings that provide privacy, safety, confidentiality, and tranquility.