REGISTERED NURSE - MATERNITY

Conway Medical Center • Conway, SC

4d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides patient care in the Maternity Department, performing nursing procedures such as starting or checking IVs, administering medications, monitoring vital signs, suctioning patients, and helping patients with personal needs. The RN plans, provides, supervises, and documents professional nursing care using the nursing process, physician orders, and established policies and procedures. The RN uses professional judgment to individualize care plans based on patient assessments and responses to care; delegates tasks and supervises licensed and unlicensed care providers; assists other nursing personnel; and may serve as team leader or charge nurse for a patient group or unit as assigned.

The RN generally works with an assigned patient load and is expected to assist coworkers with nursing support functions across caseloads, including on other units. The position may also include other assigned duties, such as floating to an alternate facility, department, or assignment. Staff must make advance preparations for family and pets in case of weather emergencies and may be designated as essential staff required to report to and, in some cases, sleep at the facility before, during, and after an emergency. The ability to rotate through the on-call schedule regularly is required.

Working conditions include occasional exposure to difficult patients, frequent exposure to biohazardous materials, and high stress from multiple simultaneous demands. The physical surroundings are generally pleasant and comfortable. The job requires prolonged standing and walking, as well as frequent standing, sitting, walking, talking, and hearing; occasional use of hands and fingers; and exertion of 20–35 pounds occasionally, 10–15 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly. Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjustment of focus. The employee must be able to hear instructions, safety codes, and alarms. Physical demands are assessed through a post-offer Employee Health fit-for-duty review.

Requirements

• Associate degree (ASN) in Nursing.
• Current South Carolina or compact-state RN licensure in good standing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Obtain Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification within six months of employment.
• Ability to rotate through the on-call schedule regularly.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with coworkers, nursing colleagues, physicians, and department heads.
• Exemplary core customer service skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong PC skills.
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment in emergency situations.
• Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including prolonged standing and walking, specified lifting and exertion requirements, and required vision and hearing abilities.
• Readiness to report to work during designated emergency staffing situations, including weather emergencies.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree (BSN) in Nursing preferred.
• Two years of acute care experience preferred.
• One year of Labor and Delivery and/or OB experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients in the Maternity Department.
• Perform procedures including starting or checking IVs, administering medications, monitoring vital signs, suctioning patients, and helping patients with personal needs.
• Plan, provide, supervise, and document professional nursing care in accordance with the nursing process, physician orders, and established policies and procedures.
• Individualize plans of care based on assessment of patients’ baseline needs and responses to care.
• Delegate tasks and supervise licensed and unlicensed care providers.
• Assist other nursing personnel and act as team leader or charge nurse for a group of patients or a unit when assigned.
• Assist coworkers with nursing support functions across caseloads, including on other units.
• Complete other duties as assigned, potentially including float coverage at another facility, department, or assignment.
• Participate in the on-call schedule and report to the facility when designated as essential staff during weather emergencies.

What This Job Offers

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