Registered Nurse (RN) - Mother/Infant Unit (MIU) - PRN Nights - Memorial Regional Medical Center (MRMC)

About the position

The Obstetrics (OB) Registered Nurse (RN) position is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients by utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status, determining the priority of the patient's problems and needs, implementing clinical nursing interventions to acute, critical patients that require intensive medical care, developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes, and ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment. The role involves collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team and addresses the care provided to healthcare consumers in the context of woman-, newborn-, and family-centered care. The RN will provide episodic and inpatient Obstetrical/Women's Health nursing care, applying the nursing process in the care of women during pregnancy, birth, postpartum, gynecological, and other women's health issues, and the neonate from birth until discharge with differing gestational ages, diagnoses, and complications. The RN will deliver care to women of all ages requiring triage, prioritization, assessment, education, stabilization, resuscitation, and emergency management, and administer medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and the organization's policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status
• Determining the priority of the patient's problems and needs
• Implementing clinical nursing interventions to acute, critical patients that require intensive medical care
• Developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes
• Ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment
• Collaborating with the interdisciplinary care team
• Providing episodic and inpatient Obstetrical/Women's Health nursing care
• Applying the nursing process in the care of women during pregnancy, birth, postpartum, gynecological, and other women's health issues
• Delivering care to women of all ages requiring triage, prioritization, assessment, education, stabilization, resuscitation, and emergency management
• Administering medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and the organization's policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Associates degree or Bachelors degree in Nursing
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• BLS Basic Life Support (preferred upon hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care; ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support acceptable in lieu of BLS)
• NRP Neonatal Resuscitation Program (preferred at hire, must obtain within 3 months of hire)
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification - National Certification Corporation (preferred if interpreting fetal monitoring)
• One (1) year of professional experience practicing as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Recent OB, ED or Critical Care experience (preferred, not required)
• EPIC Electronic Health Record training (preferred, not required)

Benefits

• Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans
• Prescription drug coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance w/AD&D
• Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
• Paid time off
• Educational Assistance