Registered Nurse - Family Birth Center: Labor​/Delivery - RN

Why Mayo Clinic

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• Medical:
  Multiple plan options.
• Dental:
  Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
• Vision:
  Affordable plan with national network.
• Pre‑Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
• Retirement:
  Competitive retirement package to secure your future.

Location:

Eisenberg 32, 33, 35, Desk 3C (EI32, EI33, EI35) – The Family Birth Center Labor and Delivery, located on EI33, is comprised of eleven birthing/recovery suites, three surgical delivery rooms, and a neonatal resuscitation room. Support persons are encouraged to be with the laboring woman as she desires. Siblings may attend the birth as well, if the family chooses to prepare the child for that option with the assistance of the Perinatal Education class.

Nurses also assist in the perioperative care of patients undergoing caesarean birth, postpartum tubal ligations, dilatation and curettage for miscarriage, and special procedures performed by the Maternal Fetal Medicine service.

Patient Care Type:
The Family Birth Center cares for antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum patients and their newborn babies. The staff consists of RNs and PCAs who deliver patient care. The area is supported by a variety of resource persons including health unit coordinators, perinatal education coordinators, nursing education specialists, clinical nurse specialists, social workers, and lactation consultants. Physicians from Obstetrics, Family Medicine, Maternal‑Fetal Medicine, Neonatology, Pediatrics, and Anesthesiology provide care, as do certified nurse midwives and neonatal nurse practitioners.

The focus of care is family‑centered delivered through a couplet care model.

Bed #: EI32 – 31, EI33 – 11, Desk 3C – 4. Nursing Team Roles in Family Birth Center: OB/GYN triage is located at Eisenberg Desk 3C, just off of the center elevators. It is comprised of four triage rooms and a desk area staffed with nurses and a health unit coordinator. Patients and family members start here to determine labor or assist with complications.

Family and visitors receive passes and direction to patient rooms.

Registered nurse (RN) is accountable for the coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care, patient/family education and transitions of care. The RN supports professional nursing practice across practice settings and across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the patient and family. The RN will function within the Mayo Clinic Nursing Professional Practice Model, which includes accountability for planning, implementing, evaluating and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients.

The RN provides leadership through activities such as preceptor role, informal and formal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts. The RN delegates patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability and availability of resources.

The RN possesses excellent communication skills, is skillful in mentoring and teaching, and may participate on committees or projects. A subset of employees may be required to drive their personal vehicle as a part of the responsibility of their role. This role is eligible for TN sponsorship. Successful sponsorship will require state licensure and completion of the Visa Screen or equivalent certification.

• Graduate of a nursing program recognized by ACEN, CCNE, or NLN CNEA.
• One year of RN experience required.
• Entry‑level associate degree registered nurses with an RN start date of April 1, 2020, must provide documented evidence of program completion of a baccalaureate degree in nursing within five years from the last day of the month of the RN start date.
• Excellen…