Registered Nurse Antepartum

About the Role

As an Antepartum Registered Nurse (RN), you will perform patient assessments, develop and implement care plans, and evaluate patient outcomes. You will care for antepartum maternal patients, both non-critical and critical, as part of an interdisciplinary team. Your voice influences patient care through collaborative relationships and formal opportunities like hospital councils and national nursing initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Perform and document patient assessments at admission
• Develop, revise, and evaluate plans of care, including discharge plans, based on patient responses to treatment
• Document outcomes of nursing interventions and patient responses
• Ensure physician orders are noted and correctly transcribed
• Provide educational materials to patients and families on care and treatments
• Communicate significant patient and family information to physicians and supervisors
• Administer medications and complete treatments according to hospital policy
• Delegate work appropriately to non-licensed staff in accordance with standards of practice
• Provide care for OB/GYN, immediate delivered and postpartum maternal patients, as well as transitioned newborns

Requirements

• 1 year of clinical nursing experience as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Experience in an acute care setting (preferred)
• Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN); Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred

Qualifications

• Current State of Texas Registered Nurse (RN) license or Compact Registered Nursing License (Texas license must be obtained within 90 days of hire if Compact)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (required)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification (required)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification (required)
• Registered Nurse, Certified in Inpatient Obstetrics (RNC-OB) (preferred)

Benefits

St. David's North Austin Medical Center offers a total rewards package supporting health, life, career, and retirement:

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Flexible spending accounts and preferred banking partnerships
• Retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support: tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits: fertility and family building support, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the Facility

St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, part of St. David’s HealthCare, is a 460+ bed, multi-specialty, acute care hospital providing advanced women’s health services, including maternity and newborn care with Level I, II, and III neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) at the nearby St. David’s Women’s Center of Texas. Services include:

• 24-hour emergency department and pediatric emergency care
• Intensive care at St. David’s Children’s Hospital
• Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery
• Bariatric (weight loss) surgery
• Heart and Vascular Center
• Neurology and neurosurgery
• Kidney transplant program
• Level IV Epilepsy Center
• Inpatient and outpatient surgery and acute rehabilitation services

St. David’s Women’s Center of Texas, located at St. David's North Austin Medical Center, is a Level IV Maternal Facility providing the highest level of care for pregnant and postpartum patients, including those with serious or complex conditions. Features include:

• 95+ bed Level III NICU with private rooms, specialized care for very small babies, and neurological care
• 35+ labor, delivery, and recovery rooms, including low-intervention birthing suites with tubs
• 95+ postpartum beds and 20+ antepartum beds
• Cesarean section surgical suites
• 24/7 neonatology coverage, OB/GYN hospitalists, maternal-fetal medicine specialists, lactation consultants, and a midwifery program
• Part of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network and TexasAIM
• High-risk pregnancy navigation and support program

St. David’s Surgical Hospital, part of St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, is the first Level 4 Epilepsy Center in Central Texas for adults and children. It includes:

• 24-hour emergency department
• Medical-surgical inpatient unit and pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) for patients ages 17 and under
• Pediatric emergency physicians, hospitalists, intensivists, and other specialists trained in pediatric care
• Certified child-life specialists

St. David’s Children’s Hospital offers pediatric services such as surgery, radiology, anesthesia, and a wide range of pediatric specialists (e.g., general surgery, ENT, neurology, neurosurgery, urology, cardiology).