[ref. x33222401] RN Labor Delivery

Overview:

Among our many other services are cardiac care including open-heart surgery, a level II neonatal intensive care unit, a nationally accredited cancer center, comprehensive neurosurgery, advanced orthopedic program, and inpatient and outpatient mental health services at our free-standing Richard Young Behavioral Health facility.

The Maternity Center at CHI Health Good Samaritan has 19 L&D private patient rooms. We are a Level II NICU and we provide care for patients from antepartum, labor, delivery, and postpartum, including mother-baby care in our Maternity Center.

You'll be coaching mom as the baby is delivered and providing updates and support to the patient’s partner and loved ones.

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

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an RN nursing program
• Active RN licensure in the state of Nebraska.
• BLS through American Heart Association.
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification required within 5 months of hire.
• Minimum 1 year of Labor/Delivery RN expereince