OB RN

Registered Nurse: Labor & Delivery

Position Overview:

Provides general nursing care to patients during labor and delivery and to the mother/baby couplet by performing the following duties. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides direct patient care and watches the patient's response to labor, delivery and postpartum phases of pregnancy, aiding and education in breastfeeding as needed. 
• Ability to read/interpret Fetal monitor strips and respond appropriately. 
• Provides outpatient care: iron infusions, NST’s, assessment of labor, circumcisions, bilirubin checks. 
• Promotes wellness for patients during all phases of labor and postpartum through continuous education. 
• Provides education and support.
• Documents all events and education. 
• Communicates patient's condition to the physician and the nursing supervisor. 
• Help other OB staff with keeping skills and learning new procedures and equipment. 
• Provide care of mother / baby couplet. 
• Aid mother with breastfeeding. 
• Help physicians with procedures. 
• Helps nurse manager as asked. 
• Respectful interactions with patients, physicians, visitors, and co-workers. Continually strives to set up and keep good rapport and working relationships to foster positive intra- and interdepartmental communications. 
• Follows department policies, procedures, and guidelines. 
• Adheres to hospital Safety guidelines. 
• Cares for post-surgical hysterectomies 
• Helps with emergencies in other nursing units when possible. 
• Will work rotating shifts based on the needs of the department. (12-hour shift) every third weekend. 
• Maintains a clean, orderly, and safe environment for all patients in the OB unit. 
• Clerical duties as needed in the department. 
• Maintains inventory and requisitions supplies as needed. 
• Monitors equipment for proper functioning; arranges for repairs, as necessary. 
• Attends at least 50% of OB staff meetings and reads minutes of all meetings. Attends in-services as asked. 
• Helps in Performance Improvement projects and data collection. 
• Will float to another department to help when needed. 

Note: McKenzie Health reserves the right to assign, reassign, or eliminate duties and responsibilities, as necessary. The description of critical job features is not exhaustive and may change as believed appropriate.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum of an associate degree (ADN) from an accredited nursing program.
• Minimum of one year around specialty or acute care preferred or adequate orientation. 
• Maintain current, active license as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Dakota 

Licenses and Certifications:

• Maintain current BLS certification. If not already certified, must complete the certification within 30 days of hire. 
• Maintain current ACLS certification. If not already certified, must complete the certification within 60 days of hire. 
• Maintain current Neonatal Resuscitation certification. If not already certified, must complete the certification at the next available training date. 
• AWHONN and STABLE when available. 

McKenzie Health is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status.