About the position
The Virtual Acute OB Unit RN provides remote monitoring and digital oversight for laboring mothers, focusing on contractions and fetal heart rate assessment. This role requires close collaboration with the in-person healthcare team to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care. Utilizing critical thinking, evidence-based practices, and clinical decision support, the RN delivers care to a diverse patient population across OSF through advanced technology in various healthcare settings. The RN actively communicates with care team members to enhance care quality, serves as a patient advocate, and provides guidance to fellow healthcare professionals. Demonstrating service excellence and accountability, the RN recognizes the importance of cost-effective, efficient care delivery and its impact on patient access and outcomes. Additionally, this team provides virtual support to pregnant and postpartum mothers through the OnCall Connect OB department, offering comprehensive symptom assessment, patient education, preventative care, acute psychosocial support, and developmentally appropriate care tailored to individual patient needs. *Note: This is not a remote-working position. This nurse will be required to work on-site at OSF OnCall.
Responsibilities
- Provide remote monitoring and digital oversight for laboring mothers.
- Focus on contractions and fetal heart rate assessment.
- Collaborate with the in-person healthcare team to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care.
- Utilize critical thinking and evidence-based practices in care delivery.
- Communicate actively with care team members to enhance care quality.
- Serve as a patient advocate and provide guidance to fellow healthcare professionals.
- Recognize the importance of cost-effective, efficient care delivery.
- Provide virtual support to pregnant and postpartum mothers through the OnCall Connect OB department.
- Offer comprehensive symptom assessment, patient education, and preventative care.
Requirements
- Associate's degree in nursing.
- 5 years of labor and Delivery experience at Level II or III.
- RN licensure in IL required before hire.
- Michigan License required within 6 months of hire.
- Must successfully complete Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) course when assigned by manager and maintain proof of certification thereafter.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Solid computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft software.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to be detail oriented.
Nice-to-haves
- BSN
Benefits
- Comprehensive and market-competitive total rewards package.
- Pay range of $33.91 - $51.04/hour.
- $4.00/hr night differential.
- $3.25/hr weekend differential.
