Registered Nurse ( RN ) - Labor & Delivery/Mother Baby

Trinity Health • Muskegon, MI

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) works in Labor & Delivery/Mother Baby work zones and collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to provide excellent, evidence-based and individualized patient care. The RN facilitates all aspects of the patient visit experience and coordinates total nursing care for patients. The role includes patient and family teaching and leadership through cooperation with ancillary nursing and other patient-team personnel to maintain standards of professional nursing practice in the clinical setting.

The RN must be familiar with hospital and department policies and procedures, methods for requisitioning ancillary department services, and the medical staff. This knowledge is normally acquired during 1–3 months of orientation. The RN must maintain current nursing knowledge, BLS certification, and continuing education units required for relicensure, and demonstrate commitment to MGHP’s philosophy, values, mission, and vision.

This is a full-time night-shift position: 72 hours per pay period, 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m., including every other weekend and rotating holidays in accordance with the CBA.

Requirements

• Graduate of a state-accredited school of professional nursing.
• Current, unencumbered State of Michigan Registered Nurse license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Knowledge equivalent to completion of a minimum of two years of college-level nursing training.
• Ability to assess and evaluate patient conditions and use the nursing process.
• Interpersonal skills to communicate with patients, families, medical personnel, and other healthcare-team members.
• Ability to work cooperatively within the nursing team.
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently under pressure and in stressful critical situations.
• Ability to operate a computer.
• Maintain required continuing education units for relicensure.
• Labor & Delivery RNs must complete NRP and ACLS within 6 months of hire and obtain Certification in Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM) within 1 year of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Prior employment experience in the appropriate clinical setting is preferred for staff RN positions within a specialty area.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate total nursing care for patients.
• Provide patient and family teaching.
• Work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team to deliver evidence-based, individualized patient care.
• Facilitate all aspects of the patient visit experience.
• Provide leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary nursing and other patient-team personnel.
• Maintain standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting.
• Maintain familiarity with hospital and department policies and procedures, ancillary-service requisition methods, and the medical staff.
• Maintain current nursing knowledge, BLS certification, and continuing education units required for relicensure.
• Complete NRP and ACLS within 6 months of hire and C-EFM within 1 year of hire.

Benefits

• Medical coverage available on the first day.
• Dental coverage available on the first day.
• Vision coverage available on the first day.
• 403(b) with employer match.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• 100% paid continuing education units (CEUs).
• Paid time off.

What This Job Offers

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