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

Mercy Health • Paducah, KY

7d • Onsite

About The Position

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

The RN provides applicable outpatient and inpatient obstetrical and women’s health nursing care. Care includes pregnancy, birth, postpartum, gynecological and other women’s health needs, as well as care of neonates from birth through discharge across gestational ages, diagnoses, and complications. The nurse also provides triage, prioritization, assessment, education, stabilization, resuscitation, and emergency management for women of all ages. Medications must be administered safely in accordance with state practice and organizational policies and procedures. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• Recent OB, ED, or Critical Care experience.
• BLS certification upon hire.
• NRP certification at hire.
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification from the National Certification Corporation, preferred if interpreting fetal monitoring.
• EPIC Electronic Health Record training.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient status and prioritize 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, including support for all people parenting newborns.
• Provide episodic outpatient and inpatient obstetrical and women’s health nursing care where applicable.
• Apply the nursing process to care for women 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 in accordance with state practice and organizational policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and 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