About the position
The Obstetrics (OB) Registered Nurse (RN) addresses the care provided to healthcare consumers in the context of women-, newborn-, and family-centered care and includes those who do not self-identify as women or exclusively as women, as well as all people parenting newborns. The competent and proficient OB RN provides, coordinates, plans and evaluates nursing care and supervises licensed and unlicensed associates in nursing care delivery within established nursing procedures, professional standards and organizational mission/policies/philosophies. This RN demonstrates the ability to care for patients in the outpatient and/or acute obstetrical setting as part of an interprofessional team focused on achieving the best individual maternal/neonatal/gynecology/women's health and population outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessment in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
- Educate patient and/or family and implement nursing care/interventions.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing care/intervention and advocate for the patient/family.
- Provide episodic (outpatient) and inpatient (at designated units) Obstetrical/Women's Health Nursing care.
- Administer medications safely and coordinate care within hospital departments.
- Participate in ongoing quality improvement in the department.
- Apply knowledge of contemporary obstetrical/women's health nursing practice.
- Provide care to women of all ages requiring triage, prioritization, assessment, education, stabilization, resuscitation and emergency management.
- Model core cultural and safety behaviors to eliminate preventable harm.
Requirements
- Current RN license in the state in which they are working or covered by compact.
- 1 year of RN experience.
- BLS Basic Life Support (preferred upon hire).
- ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support acceptable in lieu of BLS.
- NRP Neonatal Resuscitation Program (preferred at hire).
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred).
Nice-to-haves
- Recent OB, ED or critical care experience.
- Epic Electronic Health Record (EHR) training (preferred).
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification (preferred).
- Inpatient OB Certification (preferred).
- Maternal Newborn Nursing Certification (preferred).
- Neonatal Intensive Care Certification (required for critical care transport NICU teams within 2 years of hire).
- Low Risk Neonatal Nursing Certification (preferred).
- Care of the Extremely Low Birth Weight Neonate Certification (preferred).
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.
