Registered Nurse- Family Care Center

Overview

Beloit Health System is adding to our team in our Family Care Center with immediate openings for a Registered Nurse at Beloit Memorial Hospital.

• Shift: Varied
• Schedule:
  
  12 hour shifts, 7a-7p or 7p to 7a
• Hours per week:
  Per Diem
  - Varied
• Benefits Status:
  Not Eligible
• Department:
  Family Care Center

• Monitor the vitals of labor and delivery patients, both mother and baby, including assessing fetal heart rate and maternal health.
• Provide care to laboring mothers including pain management and comforting.
• Assist during the labor at the direction of the physician.
• Provide postpartum care including newborn care and recovery.
• Administer intermittent and continuous IV medications and monitor condition changes to optimize patient recovery and accurately document in the EMR.
• The staff nurse plans, coordinates, supervises and provides care for clients throughout their life span within the framework of the well/illness continuum. This includes optimal service in a cost‑effective manner.
• Appropriately assess basic physical, psychological and social needs of patients and their families.
• Effectively plan patient care and consistently implement the patient's plan of care.
• Accurately evaluate the patient's health status in relation to outcomes of nursing interventions/medical therapies.
• Provide patient/family education appropriately.
• Strictly adhere to infection control policies including body substance isolation and blood‑borne pathogen precautions.
• Actively participate in the Quality Improvement program.
• Perform unit‑specific duties according to established unit‑based competencies.
• Complete documentation according to policy.
• Effectively set goals and priorities for provision of care to a group of patients according to acuity.
• Ensure patient safety while handling, transporting and providing medications to patients; protect patients from various hazards, falls, disease exposure, etc.
• Demonstrate ability to perform functions accurately and efficiently with computer software application appropriate to the position. Other duties as assigned.

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
• ADN, Diploma, BSN, or MSN degree acceptable.
• State of Wisconsin nursing licensure, compact license or temporary permit required. (If a compact license, application for a State of Wisconsin nursing license must be initiated in no more than 30 days from start date).
• Must be CPR certified within 3 months of hire.
• 1–2 years of medical/surgical experience, labor & delivery experience, or pediatric experience preferred.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) certifications to be obtained within 12 months of hire.
• When placed on call during a regular scheduled shift, must be able to arrive at the center within 30 minutes of being called in.
• Ability to interpret, adapt, and apply proper procedures to Beloit Health System policies.
• Employee possesses the training, knowledge, and skills necessary to perform the following activities (evaluation, treatment, and patient care) for patients in one or more of the following age groups: neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric.
• Successful completion of pre‑placement physical examination.
• Conduct physical effort that includes full range of body motion which includes standing, walking for extensive periods of time; lift patients up to 25 pounds and push transport carts ranging in weight of 50–200 pounds.
• Require manual and finger dexterity and eye‑hand coordination.
• Require seeing and hearing at a level sufficient to perform job duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Require working in sometimes stressful conditions or irregular hours.
• Require some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.

Clinical Manager and/or Department Director

The mission of Beloit Health System requires the employee to perform in a manner which ensures delivery of the highest quality of medical services at an economic value and at the highest level of patient satisfaction. Respect and consideration given to the dignity of each patient, visitor, and fellow employee is a requisite of successful job performance.

The above statements are intended to describe the essential functions and related requirements of persons assigned to this job. They are not intended as an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements.