Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor and Delivery - Tiffin Hospital

Mercy Health • Tiffin, OH

11d

About The Position

The Obstetrics Registered Nurse is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients. The role uses organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status, determine the priority of patients’ problems and needs, implement clinical nursing interventions for acute and critical patients requiring intensive medical care, develop and perform care plans to improve outcomes, and ensure a safe and therapeutic environment.

The RN collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team and provides woman-, newborn-, and family-centered care, including care for people who do not self-identify as women or exclusively as women, as well as people parenting newborns. The position may provide outpatient and inpatient Obstetrical/Women’s Health nursing care. It applies the nursing process to care during pregnancy, birth, postpartum, gynecological and other women’s health issues, and to neonates from birth until discharge, including differing gestational ages, diagnoses and complications. The RN delivers care to women of all ages requiring triage, prioritization, assessment, education, stabilization, resuscitation and emergency management, and administers medications safely in accordance with state practice requirements and organizational policies and procedures.

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 if not already held; ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support is acceptable in lieu of BLS.
• NRP Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification must be obtained within three months of hire if not already held.

Nice To Haves

• Recent OB, ED or Critical Care experience.
• BLS Basic Life Support certification upon hire.
• NRP Neonatal Resuscitation Program 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 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/Women’s Health nursing care where applicable.
• Apply the nursing process to care during pregnancy, birth, postpartum, gynecological and other women’s health issues, and to 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 requirements 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.

What This Job Offers

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