Staff RN - Birth Center

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POSITION SUMMARY

The Birth Center Nurse provides antenatal, labor and delivery, postpartum, Level I nursery and compromised newborn stabilization care utilizing the nursing process, generic and department specific structure standards to ensure the delivery of a safe and an appropriate level of care according to established performance standards.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Licensure/Certification:

• Current California Registered Nursing (RN) License required.
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required or must complete within 90 days of hire.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required. 
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification required, or must be completed within 90 days of hire (employee will not function independently until certified). 
• Advanced Fetal Monitoring proof of class attendance within the past 12 months required or must complete Advanced Fetal Monitoring within 90 days of hire

Knowledge:

• Labor and delivery experience preferred; will train if no experienced candidate.

Skills:

• Excellent patient assessment skills are required. 
• Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize multiple concurrent tasks.  Skilled in providing antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum and mother/baby couplet care. 
• Skilled in providing Level I newborn care.
• Must demonstrate excellent communication and customer service skills, including compassionate and effective communication with patients, as well as effective communication with physicians, nurses and other staff.