Location: Corpus Christi,TX, USA
Description
IntroductionCorpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area is committed to investing in the latest technology enabling nurses to work more efficiently. Are you passionate about delivering patient-centered care? Submit your application for Registered Nurse RN Postpartum position and spend more time at the bedside with the patient.
BenefitsCorpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
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Job Summary and QualificationsThe Registered Nurse performs direct patient care within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act. Utilizes therapeutic communication in daily practice. Maintains a safe a therapeutic environment. Identifies nursing problems as they relate to the individual needs of the patient. Plans individualized patient care utilizing an interdisciplinary approach. Participates in performance improvement activities. Provides care and coordinates participation that fosters the goals of the hospital's mission and vision statement.
When acting in charge nurse role, registered nurses are responsible for day-to-day activities to ensure the delivery of quality patient care in a therapeutic environment. Make staff assignments based on patient need and the skill of the staff. Serve as role models and clinical resource for the staff. Respond in a timely manner to requests for information or follow-up with physician, staff or patient issues.
What You Will Do In Your Role:
· Demonstrates knowledge, skill and competence in the management of patients in the different stages of labor;
· ability to identify the normal physiologic adaptations that occur during each stage.
· Demonstrates knowledge, skill and competence in the management of patients with complications of pregnancy.
· Demonstrates knowledge, skill and competence in the management of high risk pregnancy patients.
· Clinical nursing practice reflects competency in: use of external and fetal monitors, use of Doppler, IV insertion
· and maintenance, vaginal examination, infant security, blood product administration, EMTALA screening, and
· sterile technique.
· Will accomplish and remain AWHONN certified: registered nurse with no experience-1 year after hire date / registered nurse with L&D experience -6 months after hire date.
· Demonstrates competency in the use of CPN system for documentation.
· Demonstrates competency in the management of immediate post partum patients.
· Demonstrates competency to circulate for cesarean sections in the OR.
· Provides a safe environment for patients and responds to risks and incidents according to quality assurance and
· risk management policies.
· Responsible for completing educational requirements and complying with policies and procedures in regard to safety guidelines established by OSHA, JCAHO and other state and federal regulatory agencies.
· Consistently demonstrates the ability to provide appropriate services and care in accordance with the unique needs inherent to patient's age and culture.
What qualifications you will need:
· Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing
· Current TX RN licensure (or eligible for NCLEX)
· BCLS required
· ACLS required
· NRP required within 6 months of hire
· AWHONN intermediate fetal monitoring course within 1 year of hire
Corpus Christi Medical Center is a 630+ bed healthcare system of hospitals in Corpus Christi and the surrounding Coastal Bend community. Bay Area is our full-service acute care hospital and offers state-of-the-art cardiovascular services, bariatric, GYN and robotic surgery. The Women's Center at Bay Area, with its NICU Unit, is also the home of our graduate medical education program. Doctors Regional is our acute care hospital, with a 24-hour emergency department, cardiac catheterization labs, orthopedic and surgical services, and inpatient rehabilitation. The Heart Hospital offers complete diagnostics, treatment, surgery and rehabilitation for cardiac patients. Northwest Regional/Northwest Behavior Health Center provides emergency medical services, laboratory, imaging services and outpatient behavioral health services. Bayview Behavioral Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient short-term treatment for psychiatric patients ages 12 years and older, as well as substance abuse treatment. Northshore Emergency Center is a full-service 24-7 emergency department in Portland that offers outpatient laboratory, imaging and occupational services. Radiation Oncology offers advanced technology for treating cancer with the latest and most specific radiation therapies available. Our programs focus on the needs of individual patients, while employing the latest techniques and research of 21st-century medicine.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
Across HCA Healthcare's more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare. Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow. - Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing ExecutiveJoin a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our Registered Nurse RN Postpartum opening. Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.