Registered Nurse - Family Birthing Center shifts

Registered Nurse - Family Birthing Center
- Full Time
- Variable shifts

Job Category: Nursing

Requisition Number: REGIS
001973

• Posted :
  July 28, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site
• Hourly Range : $54.50 USD to $84.48 USD

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South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150, USA

Summary of Position:

The Perinatal Nurse provides professional nursing care to patients through the Labor and Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum and Nursery, by utilizing the established facility and AWHONN policies, procedures and guidelines, ensuring safe and effective care. The Nurse performs antenatal testing, monitors maternal and neonatal wellbeing during labor and provides individualized care structured to each patient’s unique situation and requests in order to achieve a safe and positive birthing experience for the family unit.

The Nurse provides postpartum care and education based on individual needs and department standards. The Nurse provides newborn care based on individual needs and departmental standards. The Nurse participates in activities necessary in keeping the department in a state of readiness to provide patient care (included but not limited to restocking rooms, checking crash carts, quality control for point of care testing, participating in policy and procedure creation and revision, attending meetings, attending and/or providing in services, researching and championing ways to improve the patient experience).

Education:

• Completion of an accredited Nursing program.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Experience:

• At least one year of recent Perinatal Nursing experience required; 5 years or greater preferred.
• Sufficient computer skills for electronic medical record documentation.
• In compliance with patient safety standards, must be able to effectively communicate in English;
  Bilingual abilities are preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent skills to provide triage/medical screening exams to patients presenting to the unit.
• Ability to assess and provide care to patients who have complications of pregnancy requiring treatment and/or hospitalization.
• Ability to assess and provide care to patients through the labor and delivery process.
• Ability to assess and provide care to patients in the immediate recovery period of a cesarean or vaginal delivery.
• Ability to assess and provide care to patients in the postpartum period.
• Ability to assess and provide care for newborns.
• Ability to communicate well with patients, families, and other healthcare providers for proper care coordination.
• Perform duties in accordance with AWHONN guidelines and standards.
• Skilled in prioritizing patient needs and cope well with a fast-paced, sometimes stressful environment.

Certifications/Licensure:

• Current California RN license in good standing prior to start date
• Current ACLS and BLS for the Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association or ability to obtain prior to start date
• Current NRP by the American Academy of Pediatrics or ability to obtain prior to start date
• Professional certifications including but not limited to NCC certification in Inpatient Obstetrics preferred
• Current validation of competency in Fetal Monitoring, as evidence by National Certification Corporation (NCC) certification or AWHONN Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring Course
• Current STABLE certification prior to start date or must enroll and complete the first Barton University available offering

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfer patients.