Registered Nurse – Family Birth Center

Shift Information: Night Shift (7:00 pm – 7:30 am)

The Registered Nurse in the Family Birth Center provides both direct and indirect patient care, ensuring a compassionate and efficient healthcare environment. This role involves effective communication with physicians, nurse managers, and co-workers regarding changes in patients’ clinical conditions, including diagnostic study results and symptomatology. The nurse will respond promptly and accurately to changes in patient conditions or treatment responses, and is responsible for initiating the computerized Plan of Care upon patient admission.

Essential Job Functions:

• Perform a variety of nursing duties, smoothly transitioning between tasks while maintaining efficiency and composure.
• Assume responsibility for directing, controlling, and planning nursing activities.
• Evaluate and make decisions based on measurable or verifiable criteria.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Uphold patient confidentiality rights and responsibilities.
• Exhibit empathy and compassion to patients experiencing pain, grief, or trauma.
• Foster teamwork and cooperation among colleagues.
• Communicate effectively and therapeutically with individuals from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Incorporate guest relations into daily activities.
• Provide care that respects the patient’s age-specific, cultural, physical, and psychosocial needs.
• Support the organization’s mission, vision, values, policies, and procedures.
• Participate in required educational programs associated with DNV standards.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

Education

• Required: Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Preferred: Evidence of continuing education relevant to skill level and practice area; BSN.

Licenses/Certifications/Registrations

• Required: Current RN license in the State of Oregon. ACLS and NRP certifications within six months of hire; EFM training once assigned to Labor and Delivery.
• Preferred: Certifications specific to areas of clinical specialty.

Experience

• Required: Minimum of three years of experience in nursing.
• Preferred: Previous clinical experience is highly desirable.

Physical Requirements:

The position requires:

• Sufficient auditory ability to detect patient alarms and engage in verbal communication.
• Clear and effective communication skills for interaction with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Visual acuity for observing patient conditions, reading documentation, and distinguishing colors for clinical purposes.
• Tactile perception for physical assessments during patient care.
• Motor coordination for handling medical equipment and performing fine motor tasks.
• Occasional physical activities such as stooping, kneeling, or crouching when assisting patients or accessing equipment.
• The ability to lift up to 50 pounds independently and frequently manage the repositioning of patients or objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Occasional lifting or transferring of individuals weighing over 100 pounds, using appropriate techniques and aids.

Working Conditions:

This role is primarily performed in an indoor healthcare environment. While protected from outdoor elements, it may entail exposure to variable indoor temperatures. Nurses will frequently interact with infectious and contagious diseases, hazardous materials, and medical equipment; adherence to safety protocols and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential.

The work setting may require quick responses to high-pressure or emergency situations, demanding the ability to manage multiple simultaneous tasks and varying noise levels due to medical equipment and patient needs.

Holiday Coverage Required: Yes