Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor & Delivery (OB) - Lourdes Hospital - PRN

Bon Secours Mercy Health • Paducah, KY

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About The Position

The Obstetrics (OB) Registered Nurse delivers nursing care to patients by assessing patient status, prioritizing problems and needs, implementing clinical nursing interventions, developing and performing care plans, and ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment. The role collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team and provides woman-, newborn-, and family-centered care, including care for people who parent newborns and do not exclusively identify as women.

The RN provides episodic outpatient and inpatient obstetrical and women's health nursing care where applicable. Care includes pregnancy, birth, postpartum, gynecological and other women's health issues, as well as neonatal care from birth until discharge across differing gestational ages, diagnoses, and complications. The role also delivers triage, prioritization, assessment, education, stabilization, resuscitation, and emergency management for women of all ages, and administers medications safely in accordance with state practice and organizational policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited associate degree or bachelor's degree program in Nursing.
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• At least one year of professional experience practicing as a Registered Nurse.
• BLS Basic Life Support certification; preferred upon hire and must be obtained from an approved source before direct patient care. ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support is acceptable in lieu of BLS.
• NRP Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification; preferred at hire and must be obtained within three months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Recent OB, ED, or critical care experience.
• EPIC Electronic Health Record training.
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification from the National Certification Corporation, preferred if interpreting fetal monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient status and determine the priority of patient problems and needs.
• Implement clinical nursing interventions for acute and critical patients requiring intensive medical care.
• Develop and perform patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes.
• Ensure a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Provide woman-, newborn-, and family-centered care.
• Provide episodic outpatient and inpatient obstetrical and women's health nursing care where applicable.
• Apply the nursing process to care for patients during pregnancy, birth, postpartum, gynecological and other women's health issues, and to care for neonates from birth until discharge.
• Provide triage, prioritization, assessment, education, stabilization, resuscitation, and emergency management for women of all ages.
• Administer medications safely according to state practice and organizational policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and a 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; HSA/FSA options; life insurance; mental health resources; and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, and backup care for children and elders.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support. Benefits may vary based on market and employment status.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree