Registered Nurse - Obstetrics

*Position Summary: *

Responsible for the delivery of nursing care within the assigned unit scope of practice following hospital policies and procedures, nursing process guidelines, standards of care, and standards of practice.

*Essential Functions and Responsibilities: *

1. Assesses each assigned patient, documents and evaluates their response to the plan of care, and takes appropriate corrective action.
2. Plans and implements the patient's plan of care/standard of care and provides patient teaching using the plan of care/standard of care.
3. Oversees all ancillary personnel for technical tasks.
4. Seeks to improve quality of service by continuously developing individual and unit competencies within the scope of practice.
5. Integrates into practice the research of best practice benchmarking and clinical pathways.

Qualifications:

*  *    Required:**

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. 
• Experience in specialty areas will be considered. Experience specific to the unit/position may be required to maintain the overall competency level of the unit, as required by a regulatory agency.
• Current State of Michigan Registered Nurse license.
• American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification as a Healthcare Provider.
• ACLS is required within six months of hire.
• PALS, TNCC, and ENPC within one year for the Emergency Department.
• NRP within one year for the OB Department.

*     *Preferred:**

• One year of professional nursing experience

Additional Information

• Schedule: Per Diem
• Requisition ID: 24004696
• Daily Work Times: Variable
• Hours Per Pay Period: 0
• On Call: No
• Weekends: Yes