Department:
Birth Center - Obstetrics
Primarily Nights (United States of America)
Employee Type:
Regular
Per Diem Type (if applicable):
Minimum Pay Range:
$59.28 - $71.14
Job Description:
POSITION SUMMARY
The Birth Center Nurse provides antenatal, labor and delivery, postpartum, Level I nursery and compromised newborn stabilization care utilizing the nursing process, generic and department specific structure standards to ensure the delivery of a safe and an appropriate level of care according to established performance standards.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Education/Licensure/Certification:
- Current California Registered Nursing (RN) License required.
- Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required or must complete within 90 days of hire.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification required, or must be completed within 90 days of hire (employee will not function independently until certified).
- Advanced Fetal Monitoring proof of class attendance within the past 12 months required or must complete Advanced Fetal Monitoring within 90 days of hire
Knowledge:
- Labor and delivery experience preferred; will train if no experienced candidate.
Skills:
- Excellent patient assessment skills are required.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize multiple concurrent tasks. Skilled in providing antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum and mother/baby couplet care.
- Skilled in providing Level I newborn care.
- Must demonstrate excellent communication and customer service skills, including compassionate and effective communication with patients, as well as effective communication with physicians, nurses and other staff.
