Post Partum Clinical Nurse - FT Nights

RN Labor and Delivery

Requires a minimum of one-year hospital-based RN experience

Position works LDRP (labor, delivery, recovery, postpartum) as well as Special Care Nursery (SCN)

FT Nights 12-hour shifts (6:30pm-7:00am)

Call required (Must be within 60 minutes response time)

Department Highlights:

3 inpatient beds, 2 observation, 2 triage and 1 SCN bed

Nurse patient ratio varies

Volume: 250 deliveries per year

Benefits:

Comprehensive benefits - Effective first of month following start date

401K

Tuition Assistance (Day-One Employment)

Overview:

Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital is a designated critical access hospital committed to providing quality health care service to residents in Crawford, Franklin and Washington counties.

The hospital has enhanced and expanded the health care services available to the greater Sullivan community with its state-of-the-art emergency department, modern childbirth center, critical care unit, multiroom surgical suite, expanded cardiac rehab services, and a cancer center. A 22,500 square-foot medical office building provides offices for primary care physicians as well as space for a variety of visiting medical and surgical specialists from the St. Louis area.

Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital operates four rural health clinics providing quality health care to surrounding communities. In addition, the hospital operates a comprehensive Therapy and Rehabilitation department and an award-winning Wound Care Center with two hyperbaric chambers.

The new 6,800 square-foot department consists of six spacious private suites allowing new moms to remain in the same room from labor, delivery, recovery to discharge. Other benefits include a fully integrated, easily accessible centralized nurses' station with a triage room to assess patients in early labor and a dedicated waiting room for families.

Preferred Qualifications:

Role Purpose:

Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.

Responsibilities:

Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment. Educates patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury, including post treatment home care needs and medication administration.

Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance. Participates in professional development.

Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care. Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.

Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs according to standards of care. Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.

BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Experience:

No Experience

Supervisor Experience:

No Experience

Licenses & Certifications:

RN

Preferred Requirements:

Education:

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Experience:

<2 years

Benefits and Legal Statement:

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At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer