RN Transition Fellowship Labor Delivery
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Job Location:
Long Beach, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
20 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Where Youll Work
CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Job Summary and Responsibilities
RN Transitional Fellowship - Labor & Delivery
Dignity Health St Mary Medical Center
Our transitional fellowship programs have been created to assist in the professional development of nurses who have more than 12 months of Med Surg Telemetry in acute care have had a break from acute care or are seeking to change specialties in nursing.
Positions are limited and early application is encouraged. Application period is open Dec:00 AM at 11:59 PM or until we reach max applicants (ONLY). Applications must be received by the deadline no exceptions.
As a Labor & Delivery Nurse at St Mary Medical Center now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health youll guide patients through the labor and childbirth process focusing on the safety of the mother and baby with kindness and compassion.
As a nurse in this department you will have varying roles and responsibilities. You may work in Obstetrics - triaging patients or perform screening exams on walk-ins or you may guide patients through a routine induction and delivery. Youre busy monitoring the mothers dilation progress while also keeping close watch on the babys fetal heart rate. Youll be coaching mom as the baby is delivered and providing updates and support to the patients partner and loved ones.
To thrive in this role youll need to appreciate that routine is never routine. We have some wonderful days in this department and get to be with people through huge milestones in their lives. We also have some hard days and are with people as they grieve. You must be sensitive and understanding to different circumstances. Above all else you must remain calm in an emergency. A patients status can change quickly and its never good for the patient or family to see the nurse in a panic. Youre calm. Youre in control. Youre handling the situation.
While youre busy impacting the healthcare industry well take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision FSA matching retirement plans paid vacation adoption assistance and more.
Responsibilities
- Triage walk-ins to determine if a patient is in labor water is broken false alarm etc
- Support pregnant patients in labor including induction epidural assistance (if needed) general pain management and fetal monitoring
- Assist and circulate in the operating room for cesarean sections tubal ligation cerclage and emergency procedures
- Educate patients on various interventions or procedures - medications (name and purpose) exams and labor stages
- Assess newborn and provide care.
- Communicate with the care management team including anesthesiologist physician or midwife lactation nurse charge nurse postpartum unit patient and family
If you are committed to social justice health equity and prepared to deliver care in new innovative ways you belong with us.
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Job Requirements
- Minimum 1 year of acute care RN experience required.
- Registered Nurse with current CA License in good standing
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider
- American Heart Association - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- NRP Certification
- Current employees: Must be in good standing with no disciplinary actions within the past fourteen (14) months and with at least a Meets standards on the last 2 performance evaluations.
Key Skills
- Forklift
- Customer Service
- Organizational skills
- Basic Math
- Dealership Experience
- Laundry
- SyteLine
- Warehouse Experience
- Dispatching
- Personal Injury Law
- Translation
- Project Coordination
About Company
Dignity Health provides compassionate, high-quality, affordable health care services throughout Arizona, California and Nevada. Schedule an appointment today!
