Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery ($10,000 Incentive)

About the role

The Registered Nurse - Birth Center is passionate about providing exceptional care to patients and their families during labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery. This includes monitoring maternal and fetal health, administering medications, and assisting with deliveries. The RN educates and supports mothers and families throughout the birthing process and collaborates with physicians, doulas, and healthcare teams to ensure positive patient outcomes. This is supported by the highest quality nursing care, strong critical thinking, communication and organizational skills, and emotional resilience. The RN delivers professional nursing care to patients within the hospital, using established Standards of Nursing Practice and RN Scope of Practice.

Responsibilities

• Continuously monitor maternal vital signs, contractions, fetal heart rate, and progress during labor.
• Guide mothers, administer pain relief (epidurals), assist with interventions (forceps/vacuum), and prepare for childbirth.
• Support physicians/providers during vaginal and C-section deliveries, ensuring readiness for emergencies.
• Care for mother and baby immediately after birth, educating on newborn care, breastfeeding, and monitoring recovery.
• Maintain accurate patient charts and medical records.
• Document patient assessment findings, physical/psychosocial responses to nursing interventions, and progress towards problem resolution and patient goals.
• Prepare rooms and equipment, ensuring supplies for unexpected C-sections or emergencies are always ready.
• Maintain confidentiality in matters related to patient and family.
• Provide care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to age-appropriate and patient and family diversity, preserving autonomy, dignity, and rights.
• Report patient condition to provider and healthcare team as appropriate during each shift.
• Delegate, supervise, and assist in care provided by PCAs/PCTs and CNAs.
• Maintain competency in medical surgical nursing for all ages as determined by the Clinical Educator, Inpatient Manager, and CNO.
• Successfully demonstrate professional nursing skills, competencies, and expected outcomes as required for a Registered Nurse.
• Recognize and respond to obstetric emergencies.
• Initiate emergency resuscitative measures according to pediatric and adult resuscitation protocols.
• Provide emotional support and education to families on childbirth, postpartum recovery, and infant care.
• Assist L&D Nurse as delegated in emergencies.
• Perform other job-related tasks as directed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current licensure in good standing in the state of practice (MN).
• Evidence of BLS credential mandatory; BLS/ACLS required.
• One year+ experience as an L&D or Postpartum nurse is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current RN license, NRP, PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) preferred.
• Previous experience in a Critical Access Hospital and knowledge of rural health challenges.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Awareness of healthcare policies, regulations, and legal/ethical standards, including patients' rights and privacy regulations (i.e., HIPAA).
• Familiarity with patient assessment techniques and the ability to interpret patient data.
• Knowledge of developing and implementing patient-centered care plans.
• Understanding of infection control protocols and safety procedures.
• Performing patient assessments, including monitoring vital signs and conducting physical examinations.
• Administering medications safely and accurately, including dosage calculations.
• Wound care, IV insertion, and other clinical procedures.
• Basic life support and first aid.
• Clearly and effectively communicating with patients, families, and the healthcare team, including explaining complex medical information in an understandable manner.
• Developing effective solutions to patient problems and adapting to changing situations.
• Supervising and delegating tasks to other nursing staff.
• Adapting to changing patient conditions, workloads, and healthcare environments.
• Embracing new technologies and evolving healthcare.
• Attention to detail — being precise and meticulous in administering medications, documenting information, and performing procedures to ensure patient safety and prevent errors.
• Cultural competence — providing care that respects patients' diverse cultural backgrounds, beliefs, and values; acknowledging and addressing unconscious biases to deliver equitable care.
• Ability to work independently and meet the demands of a CAH/rural hospital environment.
• Skilled at incorporating AIDET into professional practice.
• Knowledge of role in patient confidentiality and protecting patient information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure as defined by HIPAA.
• Ability to respond quickly and decisively to emergency situations, while participating in shelter-in-place and disaster response protocols.
• Ability to work with interdisciplinary teams, communicating effectively with patients, families, and healthcare providers.
• Ability to demonstrate the knowledge and skills essential for providing care to specific patient populations.
• Ability to lift, move, and position patients and equipment.

Computer Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook), secure messaging applications, and collaborative tools (e.g., Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace).
• Proficient with Paycom and other Information Systems applicable to position.
• Effectively utilize electronic health record (EHR) systems, i.e., EPIC.

Reasoning & Critical Thinking

• Apply logical problem-solving and decision-making skills in complex situations.
• Make sound decisions in real time, often under pressure (early warning signs, inconsistencies, potential complications) using critical thinking.
• Analyze data and scenarios to identify patterns, inconsistencies, and opportunities.
• Evaluate multiple approaches and propose innovative solutions with sound judgement.
• Able to work independently with limited supervision.

Language & Communication Skills

• Adapt tone, style, and messaging for diverse audiences and contexts.
• Ability to write high quality drafts, proposals, reports, and presentations.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one meetings as well as small and larger groups, i.e., employees, customers, vendors, community organizations, etc.
• Collaborate across departments to relay messages and coordinate care smoothly.

Mathematics & Analytical Abilities

• Ability to accurately perform basic mathematical calculations in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations and in analysis of quality assurance data.
• Ability to understand bar graphs and other visual representations of data.
• Accurately record and interpret clinical measurements.
• Use EMR systems and care documentation tools to analyze data trends and support treatment.

Licenses & Certifications

• MN Nursing License
• BLS
• ACLS

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move (push/pull) up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Lifting and/or moving of more than 35 pounds shall require the use of an assistive device or team member assist. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Ability to meet physical demands of rural hospital/clinic work, including during emergency situations and/or disaster protocols. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; needles or sharps; the challenges of variable hours, shifting resources, and work situations inherent in CAH/rural settings. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Standards of Employment

• Understand and adhere to the organization's compliance standards as outlined in its Compliance Program.
• Attend all mandatory education programs and demonstrate proficiency related to general safety and regulatory compliance.
• Attend all department-specific training, and demonstrate proficiency related to safety and job-related hazards.
• Understand and follow procedures for exposure control / blood borne and airborne pathogens.
• Comply with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and all other regulatory standards and requirements.
• Attire is neat, clean, and appropriate for the work environment and according to policy.
• Wear proper identification while on duty.
• Maintain confidentiality of all organizational and patient information at all times.
• Report to work on time and maintain defined standards for attendance.
• Attend mandatory meetings.
• Able to perform essential job duties that meet job performance expectations and organizational standards while upholding the organization's mission and values.