RN, Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery - PRN

Description

Our family centered care environment provides care to women and families of childbearing age, during the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods, as well as newborns during the neonatal period. Services include Level IV comprehensive maternal care during labor and delivery, family centered couplet care, Level II Neonatal Care, and Maternal Fetal Medicine. Join our growing team where CHRISTUS values are prioritized and all associates are celebrated and respected while fostering a strong commitment to cultivate a thriving workplace culture.

The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS
  
  Competencies:
  
  Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
• Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
• Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
• Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
• Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred

• 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred

• BLS required
• RN License in state of employment or compact

• All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.
• New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and initial on-boarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and a Perinatal Services-specific competency validation.
• Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.

• Perinatal RN Residency, or recently practicing in a Perinatal Setting is preferred.

• Current certification required from one of the following: AWHONN Intermediate FHM, AWHONN Intermediate FHM Instructor, AWHONN Advanced FHM Instructor, AWHONN Instructor Trainer, or NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM)
• Current NRP certification required
• Current ACLS certification required

In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.

If additional credentials are required per the Position Requirements section, a grace period to obtain the certification will apply, dependent on your experience level.

• Basic Life Support (BLS):
  No grace period (AHA or Red Cross accepted at time of hire) for Experienced Associates;
  No grace period (AHA or Red Cross accepted at time of hire) for New Graduates & Experienced Associates New to the Specialty.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS):
  Within 30 days of hire for Experienced Associates;
  Within 90 days of hire for New Graduates & Experienced Associates New to the Specialty.
• Pediatric Life Support (PALS):
  Within 30 days of hire for Experienced Associates;
  Within 90 days of hire for New Graduates & Experienced Associates New to the Specialty.
• Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC):
  Within 60 days of hire for Experienced Associates;
  Within 18 months of hire for New Graduates & Experienced Associates New to the Specialty.
• Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR):
  Within 60 days of hire for Experienced Associates;
  Within 18 months of hire for New Graduates & Experienced Associates New to the Specialty.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP):
  Within 30 days of hire for Experienced Associates;
  Within 60 days of hire for New Graduates & Experienced Associates New to the Specialty.
• AWHONN INTERMEDIATE FHM (Fetal Heart Monitoring):
  Within 30 days of hire for Experienced Associates;
  Within 60 days of hire for New Graduates & Experienced Associates New to the Specialty.
• STABLE (Neonatal Education):
  Within 30 days of hire for Experienced Associates;
  Within 60 days of hire for New Graduates & Experienced Associates New to the Specialty.

7PM - 7AM

Per Diem As Needed