Registered Nurse, Nursery

Raleigh General Hospital
Registered Nurse (RN), Nursery

Job Type: FT l Rotating

Raleigh General is a 300-bed hospital located in Beckley, WV, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone-your experience matters.

At Raleigh General Hospital, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you're not just valued as an employee, but as a person. As a registered nurse (RN) joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

Provides direct patient care to patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.

Reports to:

Director of OB/Nursery

FLSA:
Non-exempt

• Associate's Degree Nursing (ADN) Required
• Bachelor's Degree Nursing (BSN) Preferred

Licenses:
Current RN to practice/work in the state of Kentucky

• Current American Heart Association BLS Certification (or) obtained within 90 days after hire date
• Current S.T.A.B.L.E. certification OR obtained after 6 months of nursery experience but prior to completing 12 months of nursery experience
• Successful completion of Neonatal Resuscitation certification within 90 days after hire date

• One or more years of recent Labor and Delivery, Postpartum and Newborn Nursery experience preferred

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action

• Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment
• Documents patient care given
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family
• Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation
• Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs
• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances
• Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient

• Review and comply with LifePoint Code of Conduct and all relevant Company and Division policies and procedures