Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor and Delivery - Tiffin Hospital

Mercy Health BSMH • Tiffin, OH

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About The Position

The Obstetrics Registered Nurse provides exceptional nursing care by assessing patient status, prioritizing patient problems and needs, implementing clinical nursing interventions for acute and critical patients, developing and performing care plans to improve outcomes, and ensuring a safe, therapeutic environment. The role provides woman-, newborn-, and family-centered care, including care for people who do not identify exclusively or at all as women and for all people parenting newborns.

The nurse provides episodic outpatient and inpatient obstetrical and women's health care where applicable. Care includes pregnancy, birth, postpartum, gynecological and other women's health needs, as well as neonatal care from birth through discharge. The position also cares for women of all ages who need triage, prioritization, assessment, education, stabilization, resuscitation, or emergency management. The nurse collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team and administers medications safely in accordance with state practice requirements and organizational policies.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited associate degree or bachelor's degree program in Nursing.
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• One year of professional experience practicing as a Registered Nurse.
• BLS Basic Life Support certification must be obtained from an approved source before direct patient care; ACLS is acceptable in lieu of BLS.

Nice To Haves

• Recent obstetrics, emergency department, or critical care experience.
• BLS certification upon hire.
• NRP Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification at hire; must be obtained within three months of hire.
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification from the National Certification Corporation, preferred if interpreting fetal monitoring.
• EPIC Electronic Health Record training.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient status and determine the priority of patient problems and needs.
• Implement clinical nursing interventions for acute and critical patients requiring intensive medical care.
• Develop and perform patient care plans to improve outcomes.
• Ensure a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Provide woman-, newborn-, and family-centered care, including care for people parenting newborns.
• Provide episodic outpatient and inpatient obstetrical and women's health nursing care where applicable.
• Apply the nursing process to care for patients during pregnancy, birth, postpartum, gynecological care, other women's health issues, and neonatal care from birth until discharge.
• Provide triage, prioritization, assessment, education, stabilization, resuscitation, and emergency management for women of all ages.
• Administer medications safely in accordance with state practice requirements and organizational policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; HSA/FSA options; life insurance; mental health resources; and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, and backup care for children and elders.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support.

What This Job Offers

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