Registered Nurse - Postpartum
Mount Pleasant, Texas
The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation.
- Shift and hours
- 7PM - 7AM
- Unit and setting
- Postpartum · Hospital
- License
- RN licenseRN License in state of employment or compact
- Term
- Permanent Work Type: Full TimeFull time
Do you qualify?
- License
- RN License in state of employment or compact Check your license
- Certification
- BLS BLS required
- Certification
- Current STABLE certification (Participant, Lead Instructor, or Support Instructor)
- Certification
- Current NRP certification Current NRP certification required
- Also asks
- completion of all annual competency verification requirements Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.
Preferred
- Certification
- Current ACLS certification Current ACLS certification preferred
- Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
- Experience
- 1 year related nursing specialty experience 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
- Experience
- Perinatal RN Residency or recently practicing in a Perinatal Setting Perinatal RN Residency, or recently practicing in a Perinatal Setting is preferred.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- makes assignments and delegates to other providers Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
- Day to day
- meets applicable OneCHRISTUS competencies Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Day to day
- provides nursing care via nursing process consistent with ANA standards
- Day to day
- addresses psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
- Day to day
- administers medications and treatments and monitors effects Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
- Day to day
- documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
- Day to day
- assesses learning needs and provides education to patients and families Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Your preceptor
- A preceptor is assigned to you
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit
On your path
Labor & Delivery is a specialty you move into. Waitlists are common; med surg keeps you moving.
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Summary
The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
Responsibilities
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
- Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
- Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
- Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
- Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.
Job
Requirements
Education/Skills
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
Experience
- 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- BLS required
- RN License in state of employment or compact
Position
Requirements
Education/Skills
- All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.
- New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and initial on-boarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and a Perinatal Services-specific competency validation.
- Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.
Experience
- Perinatal RN Residency, or recently practicing in a Perinatal Setting is preferred.
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- Current STABLE (Post-resuscitation/Pre-transport Stabilization Care of Sick Infants) certification required from one of the following courses: Participant, Lead Instructor, or Support Instructor)
- Current NRP certification required
- Current ACLS certification preferred
In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.
Credential Grace Periods
If additional credentials are required per the Position Requirements section, a grace period to obtain the certification will apply, dependent on your experience level.
- Any Candidate/Associate with at least one year of acute care clinical experience in a similar service line within the past three years is considered an Experienced Associate.
- Any Candidate/Associate who does not have at least one year of full-time acute care clinical experience in the same service line within the past three years is considered an Experienced Associate New to the Specialty.
Credential
Grace Periods for Experienced Associates
Grace Periods for
New Graduates & Experienced Associates New to the Specialty
Basic Life Support (BLS)
No grace period. AHA or Red Cross accepted at time of hire.
No grace period. AHA or Red Cross accepted at time of hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Within 30 days of hire.
Within 90 days of hire.
Pediatric Life Support (PALS)
Within 30 days of hire.
Within 90 days of hire.
Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC)
Within 60 days of hire.
Within 18 months of hire.
Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR)
Within 60 days of hire.
Within 18 months of hire.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Within 30 days of hire.
Within 60 days of hire.
AWHONN INTERMEDIATE FHM (Fetal Heart Monitoring)
Within 30 days of hire.
Within 60 days of hire.
STABLE (Neonatal Education)
Within 30 days of hire.
Within 60 days of hire.
Work Schedule
7PM - 7AM
Work Type
Full Time
What's around it?
Mount Pleasant, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% below the US average
- Median rent
- $910/mo
- Household income
- $50,515/yr, all local households, not nurse pay