RN - Labor and Delivery

ccf; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital in Port St. Lucie, FL is seeking an RN for Labor and Delivery to join a team providing high-quality obstetric care.

You will work nights in a state-of-the-art facility with NICU, ORs and dedicated postpartum spaces, delivering patient-centered care and collaborating with midwives and obstetric staff. The role requires RN licensure, BLS, ACLS within the first year, and 1 year of acute care experience; BSN preferred and 2 years L&D experience encouraged.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (Diploma, ADN or BSN).
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through AHA or Red Cross.
• ACLS certification through AHA or Red Cross (upon hire or within first year).
• One year of current acute care RN experience; military RN experience considered.
• BSN preferred.
• Two years of Labor and Delivery experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care.
• Implement, monitor, evaluate, update and revise patient care plans.
• Monitor, record, document and communicate patients' conditions.
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments.
• Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.
• Assess and coordinate patients' discharge needs.
• Educate patients and their families.

Skills

Direct patient care

Patient education

Discharge planning

Vital signs assessment

Critical thinking

Education

Diploma/ADN/BSN

Job description

Job Title

RN - Labor and Delivery

Location

Port St Lucie

Facility

Tradition Hospital

Department

TMC Labor And Delivery-Cleveland Clinic Martin Health

Job Code

000648

Shift

Nights

Schedule

7:00pm-7:30am

Job Summary

Join Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital's team of caregivers that provide top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Port St. Lucie. Opening its doors in 2013 and expanding in 2017, this state-of-the-art acute care facility has 177 patient rooms and offers services in a wide variety of specialties to meet community needs. You'll be supported as you follow your dreams and find where you belong, here at Tradition Hospital.

Job Details

Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital provides a range of birthing experiences and a high level of birthing care. Our state-of-the-art facility offers exceptional medical care and services in a comfortable environment, which include a special care nursery, Level II NICU services, midwife and doula services, breastfeeding support and specially equipped ORs for Cesarean births. As an RN on the Labor and Delivery team, you will care for patients on both the 5th and 6th floor, which consist of labor, triage, OR, PACU and post-partum beds. This is an ideal role for an RN who has experience within Labor and Delivery, effective communication and critical thinking skills and is well rounded in knowledge and competencies of maternal-child care. Your work is instrumental in driving unit and patient quality and safety initiatives to provide the best patient outcomes.

A caregiver in this position works nights from 7:00PM - 7:30AM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide direct nursing care.
• Implement, monitor, evaluate, update and revise patient care plans.
• Monitor, record, document and communicate patients' conditions.
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments.
• Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.
• Assess and coordinate patients' discharge needs.
• Educate patients and their families.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing (Diploma, ADN or BSN program)
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (upon hire or within the first year of employment)
• One year of current acute care RN experience. Will consider licensed military RN experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Two years of Labor and Delivery experience

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patient, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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