Registered Nurse (RN) - Birthplace

Fairview Health Services•Linwood Township, MN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Birthplace Unit at Lakes Medical Center in Wyoming, Minnesota. The role is 0.75 FTE (60 hours per two-week pay period), working 12-hour night shifts with every-third-weekend rotation and a variable weekday schedule. The Birthplace provides family-centered care across the continuum of maternal and newborn health. The newly renovated unit has six Labor & Delivery rooms, nine postpartum rooms, two OB triage rooms, a Level 1 nursery, and an operating room for cesarean births. Nurses provide care in Labor & Delivery, postpartum and newborn care, pediatrics, operating-room circulating for cesarean sections, and PACU recovery after cesarean births. Care is delivered by a multidisciplinary team, and all nurses are trained in lactation support. The unit has access to Fairview specialty services and its NICU network when advanced neonatal care is needed. The RN assesses, plans, delivers, and evaluates nursing care for assigned patient populations in accordance with policies, procedures, professional practice guidelines, and the Minnesota Nurse Practice Act. The nurse coordinates care with the health care team and delegates responsibilities as appropriate.

Requirements

Minnesota Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
At least one year of RN experience in a hospital setting, or completion of a Capstone or similar L&D-focused preceptorship.
For candidates with less than one year of L&D experience, AWHONN fetal monitoring is required.
For RNs with at least one year of labor and delivery experience, completion of a GE Fetal Monitoring Course within six months of hire, or documented successful fetal monitoring competency by exam within the 18 months before hire.
Current NRP certification or completion by the end of orientation.
Current PEARS certification or completion by the end of orientation.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
One year of experience.
One year of labor and delivery experience or two years of postpartum experience; preference is given to L&D experience.
Current STABLE certification.

Responsibilities

Assess patient needs and identify expected nursing outcomes.
Collaborate with patients, families, and health team members to develop a nursing plan within an integrated, comprehensive plan of care.
Develop individualized plans based on age, social and cultural considerations, condition, and other relevant needs.
Evaluate care and patient responses to interventions and expected outcomes.
Communicate and collaborate effectively and respectfully with patients, families, and health care team members across care settings.
Use standards, guidelines, care pathways, and continuous improvement to advance care and enhance patient outcomes.
Promote a culture of evidence-based practice.
Interpret fetal monitoring strips accurately using NICHD language and demonstrate knowledge of fetal monitoring principles.
Provide labor and delivery care, including in the operating room, according to AWHONN standards and established order sets.
Provide postpartum care according to AWHONN standards and established order sets.
Provide care to full-term and late-preterm infants according to AWHONN standards and established order sets.
Provide resuscitation care to newly born infants according to American Academy of Pediatrics Neonatal Resuscitation standards.
May be trained to circulate in the operating room for obstetric cases.
Provide care to pediatric patients as assigned.