Registered Nurse

Franciscan Health•Mooresville, IN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides comprehensive, compassionate care to patients and their families. The RN assesses patients, develops and implements plans of care, and reassesses and evaluates care. In this role, the nurse is expected to be competent in antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, and special care nursery nursing. Duties include serving as circulator, scrub, and assist during cesarean sections and other minor procedures, setting up and tearing down delivery tables, providing bereavement support to patients experiencing losses, and assuming Health Unit Coordinator duties when needed. Training is provided. The position is on a 12-bed labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum (LDRP) unit, which includes a newborn nursery that also serves as a Level 2 Special Care Nursery, two triage rooms, and two cesarean suites. Typical patient ratios are 1:1 in Labor & Delivery, 1:3 in Postpartum, and 1:3 for Couplet Care. The position offers a didactic learning experience in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Associate degree required.
Registered Nurse (RN) license from the State Licensing Board in the state of practice.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Experience in OB, L&D, or circulating in the OR preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients and develop, implement, reassess, and evaluate plans of care.
Provide care across antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, and special care nursery settings.
Serve as circulator, scrub, and assist during cesarean sections and other minor procedures, including D&C and cerclage placement or removal.
Set up and tear down delivery tables.
Provide bereavement support to patients experiencing losses.
Assume Health Unit Coordinator duties when needed.