Registered Nurse (RN) – Mother Baby

Job Description

The Registered Nurse works in a collaborative and cooperative relationship with other members of the healthcare team, plans and implements patient and family education, and is responsible for assessing the needs and initiating appropriate interventions for patients.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Montana Licensure (Registered Nurse)
• American Heart Association BLS certification
• STABLE certification
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification (recertification required every 2 years)
• Competence in and a willingness and ability to practice modified primary nursing

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Labor & Delivery (antepartum, intrapartum, preop, circulate, PACU) preferred

Essential Job Functions

• Collect comprehensive data pertinent to the patient’s health or the situation (Assessment).
• Analyze assessment data to determine diagnoses or issues (Diagnosis).
• Identify expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient or the situation.
• Develop a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes (Plan of Care).
• Implement the identified plan of care.
• Employ strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
• Systematically enhance the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Attain knowledge and competency that reflects current nursing practice.
• Evaluate one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules, and regulations.
• Interact with and contribute to the professional development of peers and colleagues.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and others in the conduct of nursing practice.
• Integrate ethical provisions in all areas of practice.
• Integrate research findings into practice.
• Provide leadership in the professional practice setting and within the profession.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrates sound judgment, patience, and maintains a professional demeanor at all times.
• Ability to work in a busy and stressful environment.
• Demonstrated creativity, problem analysis, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work varied shifts as required.
• Exercises tact, discretion, sensitivity, and maintains confidentiality.
• Self-directed, completes assignments accurately, thoroughly, and with minimal oversight.
• Strong emotional intelligence, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
• Complies with hospital policies and procedures related to care for patients with hyperacute and acute strokes.
• Participates in initial and ongoing cerebrovascular disease education as required.

Schedule Requirements

This role requires regular and sustained attendance. The position may necessitate working beyond a standard 40-hour workweek, including weekends and after-hours shifts. Availability for holiday coverage is required.

Physical Requirements

• Lifting (Repeatedly – 50 pounds)
• Sitting (Occasionally)
• Standing (Repeatedly)
• Walking (Repeatedly)
• Climbing (Rarely)
• Twisting/Bending/Stooping/Kneeling (Repeatedly)
• Reaching Above Shoulder Level (Repeatedly)
• Pushing/Pulling (Repeatedly)
• Fine Finger Movements (Continuously)
• Vision (Continuously)
• Cognitive Skills (Continuously)
• Exposure to bloodborne pathogens, radiation, and various chemicals and medications (Continuously)

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job classification. They are not to be construed as a contract of any type nor an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by individuals so classified.