Status: Full-time, 0.75 FTE

Shift: Nightshift (with weekend and holiday requirements), 12 hour shifts

Department: Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum, Newborn (LDRPN)

JOB SUMMARY:  Demonstrates knowledge of the nursing process as a standard, incorporating elements of holistic family centered care through the collection, verification and organization of data about a patient’s health status, planning for care, implementation of the plan and evaluation. Adherence to St Peter’s Behavioral Standards.

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

1-2 years as an OB RN

Care of the laboring, antepartum, and postpartum (couplet) patient.  Ability to circulate for cesarean within six months of hire.

EDUCATION:  Graduate of professional school of nursing.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRY:  Current Montana License as a Registered Nurse.  BLS certification required        

Requires NRP, ACLS and STABLE certification within 12 months of hire.  Basic Fetal Monitoring during orientation (6 months) and Intermediate Fetal Monitoring at one year. Then intermediate or advanced FM every 2 years thereafter.

Aptitudes:  Ability to achieve cognitive, organization and emotional maturity to deal effectively with multiple tasks, stresses, deadlines, difficult situations and/or customers. Possesses interpersonal/communication skills necessary for effective, non-judgmental, and empathetic patient care and customer relations. Open to feedback and open to a changing environment, which requires flexibility in scheduling and department assignments.