Staff RN - Perinatal Services, PRN

Good Samaritan • Vincennes, IN

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About The Position

The Staff RN provides systematic, organized patient assessments and develops, implements, and evaluates plans of care to support safe, high-quality outcomes and patient satisfaction. The nurse collaborates with team members, supports a healthy and high-performance work environment, and seeks educational resources to maintain and enhance current knowledge and skills.

In Perinatal Services, the role includes labor and delivery, newborn care, cesarean-section support, breastfeeding assistance, infant security, and family support. The nurse must also complete required newborn-resuscitation training and demonstrate competency in the department-specific clinical duties listed in the posting.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Hold a Registered Nurse license from the Indiana State Board of Nursing.
• Be a graduate of an RN program.
• Some areas may require a current and valid driver's license.
• Achieve NRP certification within six months of hire and maintain it throughout employment.
• Attend S.T.A.B.L.E. class within eight months of hire and maintain it throughout employment.

Responsibilities

• Perform systematic and organized patient assessments to support high-quality, safe outcomes.
• Provide direction and collaborate with team members to support a healthy work environment.
• Analyze collected data and formulate a plan of care that contributes to high-quality, safe outcomes.
• Implement a plan of care with measurable criteria consistent with work-class performance levels.
• Evaluate the plan of care with the patient and family or support system to maintain high levels of patient satisfaction and outcomes.
• Seek educational resources to enhance and maintain current knowledge and skills.
• Achieve NRP certification within six months of hire and maintain it.
• Attend S.T.A.B.L.E. class within eight months of hire and maintain it.
• Demonstrate knowledge of obstetric medications, including Pitocin and magnesium sulfate.
• Perform sterile vaginal exams to assess labor progress, including dilation, effacement, station, and position.
• Demonstrate knowledge of fetal monitoring, including fetal scalp electrode application and interpretation of reassuring and non-reassuring fetal monitoring strips.
• Demonstrate competency in scrubbing and circulating for C-sections.
• Use appropriate breastfeeding techniques, holds, and equipment to promote successful breastfeeding.
• Demonstrate knowledge of infant security procedures.
• Demonstrate knowledge of oxygen therapy for newborns with respiratory distress.
• Demonstrate knowledge of infant umbilical catheters.
• Recognize signs and symptoms of hyperbilirubinemia and set up, use, and clean phototherapy equipment.
• Perform and document newborn hearing screens and CHD screens proficiently.
• Demonstrate knowledge of stillborn care and provide grief support to families.

Benefits

• Flexible work schedules, including full-time, part-time, or supplemental schedules and day, evening, or night shifts.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Free access to a fitness center.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• Healthcare and retirement plans.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed