Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor & Delivery

Avera Health; Sioux Center (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sioux Center Health in Sioux Center, IA, is seeking an Registered Nurse to join our care team. The RN assists the Resource Nurse with patient care, teaching, and nursing diagnoses, supporting our faith-based healing mission.

Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program with an Iowa RN license. Responsibilities include bedside care, assessments, discharge planning, medication administration, and coordinating rounds with physicians, within 8- to 12-hour shift rotations.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program with RN licensure in Iowa.
• Experience in inpatient nursing is preferred but not required.
• Bi-lingual experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assign patients to team members to provide the best nursing care.
• Log into Vocera and update patient information on electronic boards.
• Perform patient assessments, hourly rounding, and admissions notes.
• Coordinate rounds with physicians and communicate new orders.
• Provide bedside care, discharge planning, and teaching.
• Administer medications and review orders as directed.
• Record and document clinical data including narcotics counts and charges.
• Participate in in-services and staff meetings.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient assessment

Discharge planning

Team coordination

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Tools

Vocera communications system

Job description

Location: Sioux Center, IA

Worker Type: Regular

Work Shift: Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays (United States of America)

Discover a Career of Faith and Healing: For over 70 years, Sioux Center Health has served patients with Jesus' healing ministry. With eight locations located in Sioux Center, Iowa and surrounding communities, we take great pride in providing superior care in our state-of-the-art facilities.

A Career that You Will Love: There's no other way to say it: You will love working here. Between our strong mission and our great people, we have nurtured a pretty exceptional culture at Sioux Center Health.

A Chance to Make a Difference: Working with us means making a real difference in the lives of our community members. Your talents and your passions are truly appreciated here. In addition to the service we provide, Sioux Center Health also supports our community with sponsored programs and events, and other volunteer work. If this is your passion, you need to consider joining our team driven to provide quality care and services within a caring Christian culture.

Position Highlights

At Sioux Center Health, our people are the heart of everything we do. Guided by a strong mission and a commitment to exceptional care, we've built a stable, thriving organization where employees make a meaningful difference. Our dedication to excellence is reflected in the recognition we have earned. Sioux Center Health has been named a Top Workplace in Iowa, received Best of the Northwest honors in 13 categories-including Best Place to Work-and earned a Five-Star Patient Survey Rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). We have also been recognized as a Chartis Top 100 Critical Access Hospital and Top Hospital in Iowa. Our Care Center has received the LeadingAge Excellence in Workplace Award, reflecting our commitment to creating a positive environment for both residents and employees. Beyond our organization, you'll find an outstanding community to call home. Sioux County was ranked #4 in the nation among the Healthiest Communities by U.S. News & World Report and CVS Health, reflecting the high quality of life and strong community values that make this region a great place to live, work, and grow.

Summary

The RN assists the Resource Nurse in the management and care of their assigned patients by means of direct patient care, nursing diagnosis, and patient teaching. Participate in educational programs as an educator/consultant (if applicable).

General Hours of Work

8 or 12 hour shift rotation (weekends, holidays and call rotation)

Education and/or Experience

Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Experience preferred, but not required. Bi-lingual experience preferred but not required.

Certificate, Licenses, Registrations

Must have a current registered nurse license to practice in the State of Iowa. Must obtain and maintain professional certifications prior to working in the applicable areas: Postpartum: ACLS, PALS L&D: Fetal Monitoring, STABLE, ACLS, NRP

Essential Functions

• In collaboration with Resource Nurse makes patient assignments to team members to provide the best and most efficient nursing care.
• Logs into Vocera adding room assignments, updates electronic white boards with patients assigned and individual patient information. Coordinates making post discharge follow-up calls.
• Performs patient assessments, hourly rounding and initial nursing assessment of all new admissions, admission note as well as on-going assessments and patient notes.
• Coordinates making physicians rounds and physician notifications with the Resource Nurse. Carries out new orders and/or communicates new orders to team members to be completed. Makes necessary observation and suggestions to attending physicians. Accountable for acknowledging all new orders and following through with them. Provides bedside report for oncoming staff.
• Provides bedside care and functions to the patients. Is responsible for appropriate discharge and patient teaching for their shift and completes discharge routine documentation.
• Knows the hospital area resource services and insurance certification procedure for patients.
• Administers medication and treatments per physician orders and reviews H & P, meds, treatments, etc.
• Utilizes principles of good leadership and management in organizing nursing care on the unit. Serves as liaison between patient, physician, and staff.
• Attends and conducts in-services meeting, if needed.
• Records and documents all clinical and patient data including, but not limited to, narcotic counts, census data, QI information, physician orders, patients charges, and etc.
• Serves as an instructor for prenatal educational activities and collaborates with clinical leaders to assess, plan, implement and evaluate goals, objectives and content of educational programs (if applicable).
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.