Registered Nurse Birth Center PRN

divh2Registered Nurse (RN)/h2pThe Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care of patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice, and coordination of care with other health team members./ppWhat You Can Expect from Birth Center of Denver/ppBirth Center of Denver is a midwife-led birth center providing evidence-based, compassionate, and supportive care to women and families in the Denver and surrounding areas. We offer prenatal care, customized education classes, labor support, water birth, postpartum, and newborn care up to 14 days. Centering Pregnancy is our standard model of prenatal care. This group-based approach to prenatal care combines belly checks with time for discussion and shared learning about pregnancy, birth, and babies and is focused on building a community with other pregnant parents!/ppWe offer a home-like space outside of a hospital that focuses on a highly supportive and unmedicated childbirth experience. We offer a luxurious environment with little intervention to support a more natural approach to birth. We have beautifully decorated and spacious suites with spa-like amenities including an oversized tub for water births, a queen-sized bed, and a separate area for loved ones to gather within the same suite./ppBirth Center of Denver is owned by Saint Joseph Hospital and operates independently as a 5-bed licensed freestanding birth center. Should any what ifs arise, we have the full benefit of having Saint Joes in our backyard, allowing for seamless transitions to the hospital if needed./ppThe Birth Center PRN RN role provides opportunities for you to work to the top of your scope and work with an incredible clinical team. You will be scheduled for both day, night, and weekend shifts. You will have the opportunity to take call from home if there is not anyone in labor, as long as you can be at the birth center within a 30-minute response time. Your hours will be set up alongside our midwife schedules, as there is a CNM/RN call schedule model. You will support women who have low risk pregnancies by providing information, guidance, and hands-on clinical care during prenatal care, labor, birth, postpartum, and newborn care. The birth center nurse also supports family education, breastfeeding support, and are key resources of information and support throughout the prenatal and childbirth journeys./ppEssential Functions/pulliAssess: Performs appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills as appropriate). Seeks and evaluates information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family, physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others./liliPlan: Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to collaboratively develop individualized plan of care. Actively seeks patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education. Collaboratively plans and prepares patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up)./liliImplement: Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration as appropriate. Provides or delegates care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care, and professional licensure provisions. Demonstrates the ability to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources./liliEvaluate: Evaluates patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction. Revises plan of care as indicated and reassesses changes as appropriate./liliProfessionalism: Promotes nursing profession and participate in development of others. Integrates legal and ethical standards into practice, complies with regulatory standards, practices within scope of licensure, provides accurate timely documentation, and understands legal implications of care delivery./li/ulpSkills/pulliPatient Care Delivery/liliNursing Fundamentals/liliInterdisciplinary Teams/liliDocumentations/liliProfessional Etiquette/liliAccountability/liliPatient Care Coordination/liliCommunication/liliPatient Evaluation/liliCritical Thinking/li/ulpMinimum Qualifications/pulliCurrent license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice. Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment./liliRNs with less than 12 months of experience must obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four (4) years of their hire date./liliBasic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers./liliCurrent Labor and Delivery experience is required with postpartum or newborn care experience strongly preferred./li/ulpPreferred Qualifications/pulliBachelors degree in nursing (BSN). Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified./li/ulpPhysical Requirements/pulliOngoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies./liliFrequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations./liliManual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc./liliExpected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items./liliNeed to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)/liliMay be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time./liliFor roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles./li/ulpLocation:/ppBirth Center of Denver/ppWork City:/ppDenver/ppWork State:/ppColorado/ppScheduled Weekly Hours:/pp0.01/ppThe hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience./pp$37.17 - $56.17/ppWe care about your well-being mind, body, and spirit which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged./p/div