Registered Nurse (RN) Weekend Program - Women's Health and OB (LDRP)

Advocate Health

2d•$38 - $57•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) works on a 12-bed Women’s Health and OB LDRP unit caring for patients through labor, delivery, recovery, postpartum, and post-operative gynecological care. The RN provides and coordinates comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. The role uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassionate communication, and clinical skills to help create a safe patient environment and a positive patient experience across the continuum of care. The position is part of a highly collaborative team. The weekend program schedule is Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 1900 to 0730. Holiday rotation and call are based on unit needs; the teammate must be able to respond within 30 minutes when called. The role involves frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, reaching, twisting, and lifting; patient handling; responding quickly to changing patient conditions; and possible exposure to blood, body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, and hazardous waste. Appropriate protective equipment must be used.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices.
1–2 years of RN experience.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification required within 6 months of hire.
Ability to meet the physical requirements of the position, including safely lifting up to 35 pounds, pushing or pulling up to 30 pounds, and assisting with 150-pound sliding transfers.
Ability to meet the functional requirements for clinical procedures, including speech, vision, hearing, touch, fine motor skills, and operating equipment foot controls.
Ability to respond within 30 minutes when called.

Nice To Haves

Women’s health experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process.
Deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
Use evidence-based practice and clinical decision-making to guide care.
Communicate compassionately and contribute to a safe patient environment and the best possible patient experience across the continuum of care.
Provide care to patients through labor, delivery, recovery, postpartum, and post-operative gynecological care.
Respond to changing patient conditions and perform patient safety interventions, including verbal de-escalation and restraints when necessary.
Perform patient handling tasks, including pushing and pulling, and assist with sliding transfers.