Registered Nurse (RN) - Women's Services Mother/Baby/Peds

Lifepoint Health • Johnstown, PA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Women’s Services Mother/Baby/Pediatric unit. The RN provides patient-centered nursing care to mothers, newborns, and pediatric patients in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Nurses support mothers’ recovery, confidence, and bonding with their newborns while providing care to pediatric patients. The unit emphasizes teamwork, open communication, mutual respect, initiative, and continuous learning, and offers flexible self-scheduling.

The RN obtains nursing histories and completes physical assessments, establishes care priorities, develops and evaluates individualized care plans, monitors changes in patients’ conditions, manages pain, and assesses and addresses patient and family learning needs. The nurse collaborates with patients, families, and other disciplines on care goals and discharge planning, maintains confidentiality and clinical competency, and participates in unit communication and performance-improvement activities. The position involves varied 12-hour shifts, weekends, holidays, and on-call work.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current state Registered Nurse licensure.
• Associate’s degree in Nursing required.
• Completion of a Basic Dysrhythmia Course.
• Completion of a Trauma Nurse Course.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.
• One year of medical/surgical experience or comparable nursing experience preferred.
• One year of pediatric experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Stay informed about unit changes by attending at least six staff meetings per year and other required communication sessions, and by reviewing email and communication boards.
• Interview patients and families to obtain nursing histories and perform physical assessments.
• Assess patient needs and prioritize care based on medical diagnoses.
• Develop and evaluate individualized plans of care and reassess patients when their conditions change.
• Maintain competency in pain assessment and pain management.
• Assess patient and family learning needs, provide relevant education, and evaluate outcomes.
• Involve patients, families, and other disciplines in care planning to establish mutually agreed-upon goals.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient, hospital, and employee-related information.
• Participate in multidisciplinary discharge planning.
• Participate in unit- and hospital-based performance-improvement activities, including patient and staff satisfaction activities, and use scripting to improve patient satisfaction.
• Complete hourly rounds, bedside shift reports, briefs, debriefs, and huddles.
• Take responsibility and accountability for clinical practice and adhere to the Code of Conduct and Commitments to Excellence.
• Maintain proficiency in hospital information systems required to provide care.
• Follow the staffing plan, demonstrate flexibility, flex staffing as needed, and assign qualified and competent staff to provide patient care.
• Work varied shifts and on-call assignments, including weekends and holidays.
• Assist with orientation of new personnel.
• Maintain cleanliness of patient-care areas, work areas, and the staff lounge.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance.
• Loan assistance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Wellness programs, including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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