RN Obstetrics Acute

CommonSpirit Health • Northridge, CA

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About The Position

Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Obstetrics Acute specialty area. The RN delivers compassionate, high-quality, individualized patient care by making assessments, performing skilled procedures, and implementing and evaluating patient care plans. The position collaborates with an interdisciplinary team and contributes to patient outcomes in a fast-paced environment. The RN coordinates care, establishes priorities, supervises nursing interventions, and supports team members with related tasks while maintaining professional relationships and patient confidentiality. The role follows hospital and departmental policies, quality assessment and improvement programs, legal and safety requirements, environmental and infection-control standards, the Nurse Practices Act, and the Patient's Bill of Rights. The hospital is not currently accepting applications from new graduates or nurses new to the specialty. The position is represented by SEIU L121 and covered by the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Registered Nurse (RN) program; Associate Degree of Nursing.
• Minimum 3 years of current acute-care registered nursing experience in the specialty area.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in OB Acute.
• Active RN license from the State of California.
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
• ACLS certification from the American Heart Association.
• Neonatal Resuscitation certification from the American Heart Association.
• Fire Safety certification within 90 days.
• Applicants must not be new graduates or new to the specialty.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with an EHR such as Cerner or MediTech.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment and improvement programs, legal and safety requirements, environmental and infection-control standards, the Nurse Practices Act, and the Patient's Bill of Rights.
• Coordinate patient care by regularly planning and evaluating care.
• Make patient assessments, perform skilled procedures, and implement patient care plans.
• Maintain professional and collaborative relationships with staff, physicians, patients, patients’ family members, and the public as appropriate, while maintaining confidentiality of patient information.
• Apply effective nursing judgment and working knowledge of the nursing process.
• Guide interdisciplinary team members by supervising nursing interventions and assisting with related tasks.
• Establish priorities and coordinate nursing care.

What This Job Offers

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