OB Registered Nurse (Nights)

Description\n\nJOB SUMMARY\n\nResponsible for managing the care of the women and their infants during the labor and childbirth.\n\nESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS : \n

• Provide support for the mother during labor, delivery, recovery, and post-partum.\n
• Monitor the fetal heart rate, contractions and mother's vital signs.\n
• Administer medications and perform diagnostic tests including antenatal Non-Stress Testing.\n
• Consult with physicians and other members of the care team to provide safe, up-to-date care.\n
• Assist with inducing labor and augmenting labor.\n
• Coach the mother and family during labor.\n
• Identify and assist with complications and report them to the providers.\n
• Assist with various procedures, including Cesarean Sections.\n
• Monitor and perform tests on newborns in Level 1 Nursery.\n
• Provide education and support to mothers and families before, during, and after the delivery.\n
• Maintain records to the standard of WMMC and joint commission.\n
• Mentor other members of the team or student nurses.\n
• Maintain current fetal monitoring skills.\n
• Maintain training in health stream.\n
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance.\n
• Perform other essential duties as assigned.\n\nShift Requirements : \n
• 7 : 00 p.m. to 7 : 00 a.m.\n
• Required to work every 3rd (third) weekend.\n\nRequirements\n\nEDUCATION / EXPERIENCE / SKILLS REQUIRED : \n
• High school diploma or equivalent.\n
• Graduate from an accredited professional school of nursing.\n
• Currently licensed to practice as a professional registered nurse in the state of Missouri.\n
• One-year previous Labor / Delivery and Postpartum experience required.\n
• Current BLS required.\n
• Current ACLS required or obtain within 6 months.\n
• Current NRP required or obtain within 6 months.\n
• Current Basic Fetal Monitor Course or obtain within 9 months.\n
• This individual should be knowledgeable regarding growth and development and assessing the physical and psychological needs of patients in the following stages of life : Babyhood, adolescence, early adulthood, and middle age.\n
• Must be self-motivated and have the ability to work within the established policies, procedures and practices prescribed by the hospital / clinic.\n\nPHYSICAL / MENTAL REQUIREMENTS\n
• Must be able to sit and stand, intermittent 12 hours a day.\n
• Must be able to use standard office equipment, including the telephone and computer keyboard.\n
• Continuously works under pressure of near 100% accuracy while meeting inflexible deadlines.\n
• Continuously utilizes manual / bi-manual dexterity, near vision, speech, and hearing.\n
• Frequently stands, walks, sits and utilizes eye / hand coordination and color definition.\n
• Occasionally reaches above shoulder, regularly required to life and / or carry up to 35 lbs.\n
• Occasionally walks on uneven surface.