Registered Nurse - Women's Services

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis

Worker Type : PRN1

PRN1

Job Highlights :

The SSM Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) service line seeks a motivated PRN nurse who can apply their current skill set to provide exceptional care to a diverse, high-risk obstetrical population in the outpatient setting.

MFM nursing staff act autonomously as they direct patient care by coordinating a team of varied providers and disciplines, including diabetic educators, sonographers, nurse practitioners, physicians, and support staff.

Qualified applicants must possess at least two years of nursing experience in Labor & Delivery, managing electronic fetal monitoring.

C-EFM certification is preferred. The ideal candidate must be a detail-oriented team player who is adaptable, proficient with numerous pregnancy conditions, and possesses an upbeat bedside manner.

If you are ready to expand your nursing talents with a specialty department that values your expertise and offers the flexibility, support, and resources you need to succeed, SSM Maternal-Fetal Medicine is the place for you.

PRN Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) office position and that would be required to work at several MFM sites, including St. Clare, DePaul, St.

Joseph at St. Charles, and St. Joseph at Lake St. Louis.

Job Summary :

Manages women's services activities, workflow and nursing resources.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements :

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Collects and analyzes pertinent health data to develop and implement an individualized plan of care that includes interventions and alternatives to attain expected, measurable outcomes for women and newborns in the context of woman, newborn, and family-centered care.

Coordinates care delivery to promote woman-, newborn-, and family-centered care within their scope of practice. Employs health teaching strategies that promote, maintain, or restore health within the context of a safe environment for woman, newborn, family-centered care.

Evaluates the progress toward attainment of expected outcomes in the context of woman, newborn, and family-centered care.

Determines decisions and actions on behalf of women, fetuses, and newborns in an ethical manner and guided by a sound framework for ethical decision-making.

Practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles when caring for women, newborns, and families.

Communicates and collaborates with women, families, health care providers, and the community in providing safe and holistic care.

Serves as a role model, change agent, consultant, and mentor to women, families, healthcare consumers, and other health care professionals.

Acquires and maintains knowledge and competencies that reflect current evidence-based nursing practice for women, newborns, and families.

Generates or integrates evidence to identify, examine, validate, and evaluate interprofessional knowledge, theories, and varied approaches in providing care to women and newborns.

Practices, evaluates, and, if indicated, implements new measures to improve the quality of nursing practice for women and newborns.

Evaluates their own nursing practice and participates in the evaluation of others in relation to current evidence-based consumer care information, professional practice standards and guidelines, statutes, rules and regulations.

Considers resource factors related to safety, effectiveness, technological advances, and fiscal responsibility when planning and delivering care to women and newborns.

Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner when planning and delivering care to women, newborns, and families.

Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to women's services nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the departments Scope of Service.

Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing EXPERIENCE No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.

Constant standing and walking. Frequent lifting / carrying and pushing / pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use / data entry.

Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

Frequent use of smell to detect / recognize odors. Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and / or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

Occasional lifting / carrying and pushing / pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. Occasional lifting / moving of patients.

Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot / leg and hand / arm movements.

Occasional driving. Rare crawling and running.

Work Shift :

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type : Employee

Employee

Department :

2054000023 Maternal Fetal Med

Scheduled Weekly Hours :

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status , or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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Benefits

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave : we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options : o ur voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay

fees may apply) before payday.

• Upfront Tuition Coverage : we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
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