RN- Family Birth Center

Be a part of our team! We offer a team approach to healthcare and a competitive benefitspackage.If you are an RN looking for a team-oriented work environment where staff enjoy what they are doing and the people around them, please join our team. The Family Birth Center provides care from antenatal assessment, through labor and delivery, and postpartum care to discharge home. Our nursery provides care to infants from 35 weeks gestation and up. We have the support of 9 family practitioners that provide excellent care to our patients and 24 hour OR and anesthesia coverage. We provide extensive orientation to nurses new to obstetrics with required training and certifications included in the orientation process. Department: Family Birth CenterPosition Description: Registered Nurse (RN)Status: Part-time 24 hours per weekShift: 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. with rotating weekend scheduleSalary: $29.70 - $39.45 per hour depending on experienceBoone County Hospital offers an extensive benefits package and a competitive wage.Health InsuranceDental InsuranceVision InsuranceBasic Term Life InsuranceFlexible Spending Accounts (FSA)Health Spending Accounts (HSA)AflacShort and Long Term DisabilityBCH also offers the following benefits to all employees:Free access to BCH onsite fitness roomGenerous PTO Accrual PlanIPERS (Iowa Public Employees Retirement System)Employee Assistance Program (EAP)Onsite cafeteriaFamily-Like Environment!Education/Qualifications Required: Valid Iowa Registered Nurse (RN) License. BLS, ACLS, NRP, STABLE, fetal monitoring, caring, customer focused, team player, willing to work hard, motivated to continue to learn and change, able to multitask.Experience: Perinatal nursing experience preferred.The position is responsible for care for families antepartum to postpartum and newborn cares. In this position it is the expectation of these professionals to be responsible for all aspects of care in the Family Birth Center. Responsibilities include care of the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum, mother and stabilization and routine care of the neonate. Provides direct patient care in listed setting and/or any nursing capacity, as needed. To complete other duties including, but not limited to secretarial, housekeeping, etc. to keep the department running efficiently and maintain excellent patient care. WORKING CONDITIONS:Typical Physical Demands: This position requires the ability to move about the facility in the care of patients and moving of equipment. Must be able to bend to the floor and reach overhead, balance, climb, lift, push, pull, walk, stand and crouch, twist and turn while obtaining supplies and equipment or in assisting patient cares involving walking, bathing, or positioning. Verbal and auditory acuity sufficient for over the telephone reporting of patient condition reports, hearing patients' verbal requests, auditory assessment of patients with a stethoscope, and auditory equipment alarms is necessary. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.Typical Working Conditions: Employees are subject to the risks inherent to working in a hospital environment, including exposure to inside environmental conditions, hazardous chemicals, infectious and contagious diseases, and exposure to unpleasant elements. Contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances such as emergency or crisis situations.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.Vision must be correctable to view computer screens and read printed information. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.Hearing must be in the normal range for telephone contacts and other conversations.The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for this job. It is not intended to be a complete statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.