RN - WCU (Weekend Option Nights)

Henry Community Health; New Castle (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Health, vision & dental insurance

Continuing education scholarships

Generous paid days off

Employer-funded pension

Job summary

Henry Community Health in New Castle, IN, is hiring an experienced registered nurse for our Baby Friendly accredited maternity unit. The role delivers prenatal through adolescent nursing care, administers medications per orders, monitors patients, and assists physicians during exams.

We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits and flexible scheduling, with 24/7 pediatric hospitalist coverage and OB/GYN physicians delivering about 300 babies annually. Prior OB/NICU experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Indiana RN licensure is required.
• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing is required.

Responsibilities

• Delivers general nursing care to prenatal through adolescent patients.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments per physician orders.
• Observes patients, records conditions, and notifies supervisor or physician of significant changes.
• Prepares equipment and assists physician during examinations.
• Assesses vital signs and tracks patient progress.
• Oversees personnel, patient placement, and contributes to education and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Pathophysiology knowledge

Nursing process understanding

Fetal monitor interpretation

Newborn assessment

Patient education

Leadership and supervision

Education

Indiana RN licensure

Graduation from accredited school of nursing

Job description

Overview

Join our Baby Friendly accredited hospital where our nurses work as a team and treat each other and our patients like family. We have 24/7 pediatric hospitalist coverage and our board certified OB/GYN physicians deliver on average, 300 babies a year. While most GYN surgeries are performed as outpatients, our unit also cares for women who have had more extensive GYN surgeries. We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits and flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Delivers general nursing care to patients from the prenatal period through adolescence, serving the nursing care needs of families as well.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatment following approved nursing procedures and physician order.
• Observes patients, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies supervisor or physician of conditions and significant incidents.
• Prepares equipment and aids physician during treatment and examinations of patients.
• Assesses patient vital signs to detect deviations from normal and determines patient progress.
• Has daily responsibility in areas of personnel assignments, supervises licensed and non-licensed personnel, patient placement, cost containment, patient and family education and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of pathophysiology, the nursing process, nursing interventions, pharmacology, methods utilized for delivering nursing care and the management of patients and personnel
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and current Indiana RN licensure required
• Ability to interpret fetal monitor rhythms and complete newborn assessments
• 2 years of OB experience is preferred
• Nursery/Pediatric experience preferred
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification is preferred, or must be willing to complete
• BLS certification preferred
• ACLS certification preferred
• PALS certification preferred

Benefits

We believe that work-life balance is critical to fulfilling our values of excellence and service. That’s why we offer flexible scheduling, competitive compensation, bonuses and discounts for you and your family. In addition to health, vision and dental insurance; a few of the benefits available at HCH include:

• Continuing education scholarships
• Generous paid days off (PDO) - with the option to rollover unused hours each year
• Employer funded pension

Working Hours

Full-Time Weekend Option - Friday/Saturday - 7P - 7:30A - One additional shift every other week - Every other holiday