RN Labor and Delivery

Overview
CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Responsibilities

As a Labor & Delivery Nurse at St Mary Medical Center now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health you’ll guide patients through the labor and childbirth process focusing on the safety of the mother and baby with kindness and compassion.

As a nurse in this department you will have varying roles and responsibilities. You may work in Obstetrics - triaging patients or perform screening exams on walk-ins or you may guide patients through a routine induction and delivery. You’re busy monitoring the mother’s dilation progress while also keeping close watch on the baby’s fetal heart rate. You'll be coaching mom as the baby is delivered and providing updates and support to the patient’s partner and loved ones. 

To thrive in this role you’ll need to appreciate that routine is never routine. We have some wonderful days in this department and get to be with people through huge milestones in their lives. We also have some hard days and are with people as they grieve. You must be sensitive and understanding to different circumstances. Above all else you must remain calm in an emergency. A patient’s status can change quickly and it’s never good for the patient or family to see the nurse in a panic. You’re calm. You’re in control. You’re handling the situation.

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision FSA matching retirement plans paid vacation adoption assistance and more.

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

If you are committed to social justice health equity and prepared to deliver care in new innovative ways you belong with us.

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Qualifications

• 1-2 years of Labor & Delivery experience required. 
• Current State of California RN license
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification 
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification 
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
• Advanced Fetal Monitoring Required.