Registered Nurse (RN), Inpatient - OB WSU, Women's Specialty Unit
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides quality, age-appropriate nursing care to patients in the Women's Specialty Unit (WSU) by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating care. Care incorporates family-centered principles and cost-effective practices. The unit serves a diverse patient population, including high-risk obstetrical patients, antepartum and postpartum patients, gynecological postsurgical patients, fetal intervention patients, patients experiencing fetal demise, and readmissions. Some high-risk antepartum patients may remain on the unit long term with varying pregnancy complications. The unit does not care for labor patients.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in nursing, or another nursing degree with acceptance into or current enrollment in a BSN program and a signed agreement.
- Current licensure with the Texas Board of Nursing or a Nurse Licensure Compact license.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- At least 9 months of professional nursing experience.
- Knowledge of the nursing process, critical thinking, PALS, ACLS, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills.
- Good time and resource management skills and flexibility.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to operate unit-specific equipment.
- Successful candidates must undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Nice To Haves
- For Labor & Delivery or OB Assessment & Triage (WAC), 2–3 years of previous Labor & Delivery experience is preferred.
- For OB ICU, adult ICU experience is preferred.
- For OB Float Pool, experience in all of the following is preferred: MBU providing couplet care, OB Triage, Labor & Delivery, and High Risk Women's Services, including gynecological and obstetrical patients on the Women's Specialty Unit.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients with input from the patient and family.
- Involve the patient and family in the patient's plan of care.
- Implement high-quality, cost-effective patient care in conjunction with the patient and family.
- Evaluate the plan of care.
- Educate patients and families.
- Demonstrate commitment to the team, flexibility, professional and interpersonal communication, critical thinking, and customer service.
- Manage time and resources in a cost-effective manner.
- Maintain personal professional development and participate in the development of others.
- Participate in achieving hospital and unit goals.
- Operate unit-specific equipment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
