RN OB
About The Position
The RN OB provides nursing care in the Gerber OB unit, a private-room, mother–baby centered unit providing care across labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum. The unit has seven private patient rooms, a three-bed triage area, a short-term observation room, and a dedicated surgical suite for C-sections. Nurses care for one laboring patient at a time and transition to one nurse for every two mother–baby couplets postpartum. Triage is typically staffed by one to two nurses. The unit supports day and night shifts and emphasizes collaborative, safe, individualized care for mothers and babies. The nurse delivers care responsibly and accountably in accordance with American Nurses Association (ANA) professional standards and Michigan law. The role uses the nursing process—assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation—and upholds professional performance standards including ethical and culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health. The nurse strives to achieve optimal outcomes.
Requirements
- Associate degree in Nursing required.
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing required within five years.
- Michigan Registered Nurse (RN) license required.
- AHA or ARC Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 90 days.
- AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required within six months.
- AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification required within 180 days.
- ENA Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) certification required within one year.
- ENA Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification required within one year.
Responsibilities
- Deliver nursing care responsibly and accountably in accordance with ANA professional standards and Michigan law.
- Use the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Uphold professional standards in ethical practice, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health.
- Provide care across labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum, supporting safe, individualized care for mothers and babies.
- Strive to achieve optimal outcomes.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package supporting financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
- On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv.
- Discounts on restaurants, phone plans, spas, and other offerings.
- Optional identity theft protection.
- Optional home and auto insurance.
- Optional pet insurance.
- Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and matching savings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
