Position Summary

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. The Staff Nurse I is a newly licensed registered nurse hired into a full-time Obstetric Nurse position through the hospital’s New Graduate Nurse Residency Program. The nurse provides direct and indirect patient care within the registered nurse’s scope of practice, organizational policies, and demonstrated level of competency. The Staff Nurse I participates in a structured six-month formal residency program. During orientation, responsibilities are progressively assigned with an appropriate level of supervision and preceptor support.  Upon successful completion of the precepted period, the nurse transitions into the regular full-time Staff Nurse I position in the Obstetrics Department and continues participating in the transition-to-practice components of the residency through completion of the six-month formal program. Additional education, support, and remediation may be provided based on competency progression.

Key Responsibilities

• During orientation, the Staff Nurse I performs the following duties with the level of supervision and preceptor support appropriate to the nurse’s demonstrated competency.
• Following successful competency validation, the nurse performs these responsibilities independently within the registered nurse’s scope of practice and organizational standards and policies. 
• Develops knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and their clinical condition
• Administers medications safely according to nursing and organizational standards
• Safely prepares, administers, and evaluates medications and treatments commonly used in obstetrics and newborn care according to authorized orders, protocols and policies
• Performs and documents comprehensive and focused patient assessments and reassessments of maternal and newborn patients
• Monitors maternal vital signs, fetal heart rate patterns, uterine activity, labor progression, and the patient’s response to interventions
• Communicates, and responds to changes in patient condition
• Develops, implements, and evaluates individualized plans of care
• Assesses and reassesses pain and implements appropriate pain-management interventions.
• Provides nursing care and emotional support throughout labor, birth, recovery, and the postpartum period
• Provides patient and family education, emotional support, and discharge instructions regarding postpartum recovery, newborn care, sleep, warning signs, medications, and follow-up care 
  Collaborates and communicates with providers and members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Coordinates care and delegates appropriate tasks within applicable scope-of-practice requirements.
• Documents care according to current standards and organizational requirements
• Demonstrates an ability to assist physicians with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills within the registered nurse’s scope of practice and demonstrated competency.
• Participates in maternal and neonatal emergency response, including but not limited to postpartum hemorrhage, hypertensive emergencies, fetal intolerance of labor, shoulder dystocia, emergency cesarian birth, and neonatal resuscitation
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, organized and function well under stressful situations
  Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity.
  Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and their families.
• Provides compassionate, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed care during pregnancy, birth, pregnancy loss, postpartum recovery, and newborn care
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and the skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care to the patient population served.
• Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care
• Maintains a good working relationship both within the department and with other departments
• Participates in performance improvement activities

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing, preferred.
• Current California Registered Nurse License required
• Current BCLS required at time of hire
• ACLS, PALS should be obtained within ninety days of hire
• NRP Certification should be obtained within sixty days of hire
• STABLE Certification should be obtained within six-months of hire date
• Required completion and achievement of established passing score on the hospital’s basic nursing medication competency examination
• Successful completion of Fetal monitoring class every two years
• Basic computer knowledge
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing

Job Type: Full-time, Nights

Pay: $68.96/hour

All job offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, physical exam, drug test, and verification of education qualifications and credentials.  

San Benito Health Care District is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination and harassment against employees, applicants for employment, individuals providing services in the workplace pursuant to a contract, and volunteers based on their actual or perceived: race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status (including registered domestic partnership status), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender (including gender identity and expression), age (40 and over), sexual orientation, status, military and veteran status and any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law (sometimes referred to, collectively, as “protected characteristics”).