RN Registered Nurse Maternal/Newborn Full-time Nights

Texas Health Resources•Fort Worth, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Health is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for its Maternal/Newborn Department at Texas Health Southwest in Fort Worth, Texas. The role is on a 26-bed, newly renovated Mother/Baby couplet care unit that averages 275–285 deliveries per month. The department is mother-friendly and Texas 10-Step designated, and is a Level III Maternal, Team Birth, and Magnet designated facility. It also participates in the CHAMPS national initiative for breastfeeding education. Self-scheduling supports work/life balance, and the department offers educational and career growth opportunities. The nurse delivers patient care using the Nursing Process, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The role also incorporates age-specific safety and infection-control measures, responds to patients’ and significant others’ information needs, and maintains continuity of care across shifts, hospitals, and expedited out-of-hospital transfers. The schedule is 36 hours per week, 6:45 p.m.–7:15 a.m., with holiday and weekend requirements.

Requirements

Associate degree from an accredited nursing program or a Nursing Diploma.
RN—Registered Nurse credential required upon hire.
One year of experience as a Registered Nurse or completion of an RN residency program.
BCLS—Basic Cardiac Life Support—required before providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly.
NRP—Neonatal Resuscitation Program—required within 90 days.
CPI—Crisis Prevention Intervention Training—required within 90 days and maintained annually.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
One or more years of Maternal/Newborn, Mother/Baby, or Couplet Care RN experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Deliver patient care using the Nursing Process.
Assess patients.
Plan patient care.
Intervene as appropriate.
Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
Incorporate age-specific safety and infection-control measures into patient care.
Initiate action to meet patients’ and/or significant others’ need for information.
Maintain continuity of patient care between shifts and hospitals, and while expediting out-of-hospital transfers.