Registered Nurse Maternity

About the role

The Registered Nurse (RN) at Riverton Mom Baby is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of mothers and newborns. The unit is a 28-bed facility caring for mothers and newborns after delivery. Staff RNs typically manage 3-4 couplets (a mother and her newborn) while Perioperative Care Technicians (PCTs) manage 8 couplets. The unit occasionally accommodates hysterectomy surgical patients.

Responsibilities

• Affirmatively assess physical, social, and psychological status of patients.
• Elicit and evaluate information from other members of the interdisciplinary team, including patients, families, physicians, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, and others.
• Collaboratively develop individualized plans of care, involving patient, family, team, and physician input.
• Direct interdisciplinary care teams through delegation, coordination, and collaboration.
• Provide or delegate care according to the plan of care, following guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions.
• Set priorities and organize patient care delivery efficiently, managing time, supplies, and resources.
• Evaluate patient responses to interventions, revising plans of care as necessary and reassessing changes as required.
• Promote the nursing profession and collaborate with others to enhance patient care.
• Comply with legal and ethical standards, regulatory standards, and professional licensure provisions.

Requirements

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice.
• Valid compact license must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of employment.
• BLS for healthcare providers certification.
• One or more years of RN work experience preferred.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required as of the job description's last update on 4/27/2025, but employees hired or promoted prior to this date will be held to the minimum requirements that were in place at the time of their promotion or hire.

Qualifications

• Ongoing need for visual and auditory skills to see and read information, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent verbal communication with patient care providers, patients, and visitors.
• Manual dexterity for manipulating complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.
• Ability to lift and move patients, supplies, and equipment.
• Standing, walking, bending, and pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment.

Skills

• Patient Care Delivery
• Nursing Fundamentals
• Interdisciplinary Teams
• Documentation
• Professional Etiquette
• Accountability
• Patient Care Coordination
• Communication
• Patient Evaluation
• Critical Thinking

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Mind, body, and spirit wellness programs
• Flexible work arrangements
• Competitive compensation
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Retirement savings plans
• Employee assistance programs
• Continuing education opportunities

Learn more about our benefits package here.