Registered Nurse ( RN ) - Mother Baby/Special Care Nursery

Trinity Health • Muskegon, MI

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in Mother Baby/Special Care Nursery coordinates total nursing care for patients, participates in patient and family teaching, and provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary nursing and other patient-care team personnel to maintain standards for professional nursing practice. The RN works collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team to deliver evidence-based medicine and individualized patient care, and facilitates all aspects of the patient visit experience.

The schedule is 72 hours per pay period, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with every other weekend and rotating holidays in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement. Special Care Nursery RNs complete NRP within three months of orientation and STABLE within six months of nursery orientation. Orientation includes portions of AWHONN’s Neonatal Orientation Education Program and shadowing assigned NNPs. The RN is responsible for maintaining unit competencies and annual education requirements.

Requirements

• Graduate from a state-accredited school of professional nursing.
• Current, unencumbered Michigan Registered Nurse license.
• ACLS, BLS, and PALS certifications are required; BLS certification must be maintained.
• Obtain NRP certification within three months of orientation.
• For Special Care Nursery RNs, obtain STABLE within six months of nursery orientation.
• Maintain required continuing education units for relicensure and annual education requirements.
• Ability to assess and evaluate patient condition and use the nursing process.
• Interpersonal skills to communicate with patients, families, medical personnel, and other health-care team members.
• Ability to work cooperatively within the nursing team and perform effectively under pressure and in stressful critical situations.
• Ability to operate a computer.
• Familiarize with hospital and department policies and procedures, ancillary service requisition methods, and the medical staff; this knowledge is normally acquired through 1–3 months of orientation.
• Demonstrate commitment to the philosophy, values, mission, and vision of MGHP.

Nice To Haves

• Prior employment experience in the appropriate clinical setting for staff RN positions within a specialty area.
• BSN preferred.
• OB, nursery, or pediatric experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate total nursing care for patients.
• Participate in patient and family teaching.
• Provide leadership and cooperate with ancillary nursing and other patient-care team personnel to maintain professional nursing practice standards.
• Deliver evidence-based, individualized patient care as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Facilitate all aspects of the patient visit experience.
• Maintain current nursing knowledge, required certifications, unit competencies, and annual education requirements.
• Complete NRP within three months of orientation and, for Special Care Nursery RNs, STABLE within six months of nursery orientation.
• Complete orientation that includes portions of AWHONN’s Neonatal Orientation Education Program and shadowing assigned NNPs.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage available on the first day.
• 403(b) with employer match.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• 100% paid continuing education units.
• Paid time off.

What This Job Offers

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