Registered Nurse - OB Float

TriHealth • Cincinnati, OH

9h • Onsite

About The Position

The OB Float Pool at TriHealth Good Samaritan Hospital provides nursing care across obstetric units according to patient census and staffing needs. Assignments may include Labor & Delivery, Mother/Baby, High-Risk Perinatal, and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), each with different workflows, acuity, and care priorities. The role requires maintaining competency across multiple areas in a fast-paced, flexible environment.

This full-time position is based at 375 Dixmyth Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. The schedule is 72 hours bi-weekly, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with a third-weekend and third-holiday rotation. The posting lists an $8 per-hour float incentive, a $4 night-shift differential, and a $6 night-shift premium.

The nurse assesses patients and families, plans and delivers individualized care, evaluates outcomes, communicates and collaborates with the healthcare team, and supervises delegated care. The nurse also provides a safe and therapeutic environment, administers medications and treatments, uses equipment safely, and supports staff learning and professional practice. TriHealth encourages continuing education, formal degree advancement, specialty certification, professional organization membership, community health involvement, nursing research, and evidence-based practice.

Requirements

• Associate degree or diploma in nursing.
• New hires must obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within five years of hire.
• Experience in Labor & Delivery, NICU, AOC, or MBU is required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) for Healthcare Providers.
• Registered Nurse.
• Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to meet complex healthcare needs at various stages of the life cycle.

Nice To Haves

• Membership in a related professional organization is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial and ongoing assessments of patients and families, complete assessment tools, document findings, communicate them to other healthcare providers, and identify health counseling and teaching needs.
• Plan and individualize care based on assessment, standards of care, desired outcomes, and patient and family input; update care plans and clinical pathways as needed.
• Develop short- and long-term goals with patients, families, and the healthcare team, including discharge planning, and communicate the plan of care.
• Provide a safe, therapeutic environment that respects patient autonomy, dignity, rights, and diversity; seek resources to support ethical decisions and balance patient needs with unit and facility priorities.
• Recognize emergency situations and take appropriate action.
• Complete patient assignments and documentation within scheduled timeframes, basing interventions on clinical data and desired outcomes.
• Train and educate other staff and serve as an expert resource in the specialty area.
• Communicate, understand, and execute physician orders effectively.
• Evaluate care plans against patient outcomes, document patient and family responses to care including teaching, and collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and other healthcare team members to revise plans as needed.
• Supervise care delegated to other healthcare team members.
• Perform technical skills according to policy, procedure, and accepted standards of practice; safely administer medications and treatments and monitor their effects; use equipment safely and appropriately.
• Identify areas for self-improvement, serve in relief charge or resource roles when requested, complete assignments on time, cooperate with instructors to support student learning, maintain current practice knowledge, and understand organizational and department changes.
• Demonstrate TriHealth SERVE standards and ALWAYS behaviors, including courteous service, personal responsibility for service recovery, respect for cultural and spiritual differences, stewardship of resources, and collaboration.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement plans, and tuition reimbursement.
• $8 per-hour float incentive.
• $4 night-shift differential.
• $6 night-shift premium.

What This Job Offers

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