RN - Labor & Delivery, Days

Piedmont Healthcare; Dacula (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Eastside Medical Center is seeking a Staff Nurse for a 13-bed unit with OB/Antepartum capacity in Georgia. You will deliver patient-centered care for laboring and postpartum patients, following AWHONN standards.

Responsibilities include assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care within hospital policies. Required RN licensure in Georgia with BCLS; new graduates eligible and Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate from a recognized, accredited school of nursing required.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle using nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
• Functions within organizational policies and demonstrates professional growth and accountability.
• Coordinate patient care activities of all assigned staff to deliver quality care.

Skills

Patient care

Assessment

Care coordination

Education

Graduate from an accredited nursing program

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Job description

We are a 13-bed unit with 4 overflow antepartum rooms, 2 OR suites and a new 4 bed OB-ED. We have 24/7 coverage by a Hospitalist, along with a great group of physicians. Any laboring mom or preterm mom greater than 20 weeks may be seen on this unit; along with postpartum moms needing to be readmitted. Our goal is to adhere to the AWHONN standards. We closely monitor staffing to patient census which means-1:2 laboring patients, 1:1 active labor or C-section, 1:3 antepartum patients and 1:4 triage/OB-ED. We provide patient centered care as the entire health care team work together to care for mother and baby.

Responsibilities:

The staff nurse provides nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle utilizing nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the care for patients. He/she functions within the framework of the policies and procedures of the organization and demonstrates professional growth and accountability. The staff nurse is responsible for maintaining standards of practice, coordinating patient care activities of all assigned staff in the provision of quality nursing care.

Qualifications:

Education

• Graduate from a recognized, accredited school of nursing Required
• Bachelor's Degree Preferred

Work Experience

• No experience required New Graduates of a nursing program eligible Required
• Nursing Experience in Hospital Setting Preferred
• 1 year in a hospital setting for PRN positions Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• RN - Registered Nurse - Georgia State Licensure and/or NLC/eNCL Multistate Licensure Current License in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNCL Multistate License. Required and
• BCLS - Basic Life Support Required
• Advanced certification in field of specialty, if applicable (see addendum)

Business Unit : Company Name: Eastside Medical Center