Registered Nurse - Postpartum

TriHealth; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 41,328 - 55,104; Part time

Job summary

TriHealth is seeking a registered nurse for a part-time night shift at Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. This role includes providing holistic care to postpartum patients and newborns, collaborating with healthcare professionals, and managing patient assessments. Ideal candidates will have an Associate’s Degree in Nursing, a current RN license, and BLS certification. Responsibilities entail planning and evaluating patient care while ensuring a supportive family-centered environment. This position involves working 48 hours bi-weekly with weekend and holiday rotations.

Qualifications

• Required to have an Associate’s Degree or Diploma in Nursing.
• BSN must be obtained within 5 years of hire.
• BLS/CPR certification is mandatory.
• Must possess a Registered Nurse certification.
• Experience in acute care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial and ongoing assessments of patients.
• Document assessments per unit guidelines.
• Plan and communicate care based on assessments.
• Provide safe and therapeutic patient environments.
• Evaluate care plans and document patient responses.

Skills

Knowledge, judgment, and skills in healthcare

BLS/CPR certification

Registered Nurse certification

Patient care experience

Communication skills

Education

Associate’s Degree or Diploma in Nursing

BSN within 5 years of hire

Job description

Part Time Night Shift - TriHealth Bethesda North Hospital

Location: 10500 Montgomery Rd, Montgomery, OH 45242

Work Schedule:

• Part Time - (48 hours bi‑weekly)
• 7pm - 7:30am
• 3rd or 4th Weekend rotation
• Holiday rotation

Job Overview

As a registered nurse in the Bethesda North Postpartum Unit, you will apply the nursing process to provide direct and indirect holistic care to postpartum patients, newborns, and their families. You will collaborate in a collegial manner with physicians, lactation consultants, and other health‑care team members to ensure each patient’s needs are met. This role includes educating families, supporting early bonding, and promoting safe, evidence‑based care throughout the postpartum stay. Within the scope of nursing practice, you may delegate appropriate aspects of care to team members under your supervision while maintaining accountability for overall patient outcomes. Your work will help create a supportive, family‑centered environment during one of the most meaningful transitions in a family’s life.

Job Requirements

• Associate’s Degree or Diploma in Nursing
• New hires required to obtain BSN within 5 years of hire.
• BLS/CPR (Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers)
• Registered Nurse
• Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to meet complex health‑care needs at various stages of the life cycle
• Preferred membership in related professional organization
• RNs with more than 1 year full‑time or 2 years part‑time acute care experience
• Preferred certification in specialty

Job Responsibilities

Performs initial and ongoing assessment of patient and family. Completes initial assessment tool. Documents ongoing assessment per unit/TriHealth guidelines. Communicates assessment findings to other health‑care providers as appropriate. Includes health counseling and health teaching needs in assessment.

Plans care for patient and family based on assessment, standards of care, and optimal specific outcomes. Initiates and individualizes appropriate patient care guidelines/plan of care or clinical pathways. Updates current plan of care as needed based on patient/family input and healthcare needs. Develops both short‑ and long‑term goals with patient/family and healthcare team including discharge planning. Communicates plan of care to others.

Provides a safe, therapeutic environment, maintains patient’s autonomy, dignity, and rights, and is sensitive to patient diversity. Seeks resources to help formulate ethical decisions. Balances priorities of the patient’s needs and those of the unit/facility. Recognizes emergency situations and takes appropriate action. Completes patient assignment including documentation within scheduled timeframe. Bases interventions on clinical data and desired outcomes and documents accordingly. Trains/educates other staff and acts an expert resource in specialty area through abilities in existing and newer knowledge and skills. Effectively communicates and understands/executes physician orders.

Evaluates the plan of care for patient based on optimal specific patient outcomes. Documents the patient/family response to care including teaching. Collaborates with the patient/family and with other members of the health‑care team, including physicians, to revise plan of care as needed. Supervises the care that was delegated to other health‑care team members.

Performs technical skills according to policy and procedure and accepted standards within their area of practice. Safely administers medications/treatments and monitors their effects. Uses all equipment in a safe, appropriate manner.

Demonstrates organization’s responsibilities: Identifies areas for self‑improvement, functions in relief charge/resource role as requested, completes assignments within scheduled timeframes, cooperates with instructor to facilitate effective learning experiences for students, maintains current knowledge in area of practice, demonstrates knowledge of organizational and department changes.

Working Conditions

• Bending – Frequently
• Climbing – Rarely
• Concentrating – Consistently
• Continuous Learning – Consistently
• Hearing: Conversation – Consistently
• Hearing: Other Sounds – Consistently
• Interpersonal Communication – Consistently
• Kneeling – Occasionally
• Lifting <10 lbs. – Consistently
• Lifting 50+ lbs. – Consistently
• Lifting <50 lbs. – Consistently
• Pulling – Consistently
• Pushing – Consistently
• Reaching – Consistently
• Sitting – Occasionally
• Standing – Consistently
• Stooping – Consistently
• Talking – Consistently
• Thinking/Reasoning – Consistently
• Use of Hands – Consistently
• Color Vision – Consistently
• Visual Acuity: Far – Consistently
• Visual Acuity: Near – Consistently
• Walking – Consistently