Registered Nurse RN PRN Nights Family Birth Center

Employment Type: Part time, 12 Hour Night Shift

About the Role

The Registered Nurse – Family Birth Center RN works in a collaborative environment at St Mary’s Health Care System to deliver excellent patient care as part of an interdisciplinary team providing evidence-based medicine and individualized patient care. A Registered Nurse RN facilitates all aspects of the patient visit experience in an organization that focuses on treating the whole person, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Family Birth Center is a 22-bed unit with 19 LDRPs and 3 triage rooms. Nurses learn all components of the labor process: antepartum, triage/OBED, labor, c-sections, and couplet care. The unit has 24/7 hospitalist support.

Under limited supervision, the Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing patients, including developing, evaluating, and modifying the care plan. The RN interprets and performs complex patient-care procedures specific to their expertise. RNs function as members of the Care Team and Support Team to accomplish patient outcomes identified in the pathway/plan of care. The Registered Nurse is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for the care given to a group of patients for a designated time frame, providing care via therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment/technology, and other healthcare team members, according to established standards.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and develop, evaluate, and modify care plans.
• Perform complex patient-care procedures specific to expertise.
• Function as a member of the Care Team and Support Team to accomplish patient outcomes.
• Provide care to patients via therapeutic use of self and the nursing process.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to deliver evidence-based, individualized patient care.

Requirements

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Georgia.
• Graduation from an accredited nursing education program approved by the Board of Nursing or found by the Board to be substantially equivalent to the programs in Georgia.
• Successful completion of a refresher course within the past 6 months if nursing practice has not occurred within the past 5 years.
• Prior experience in a related field is preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit packages available on Day One of employment, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 403B, and education assistance.

The organization is guided by behaviors such as supporting each other in serving, communicating openly and respectfully, being fully present, accountability, trust, and continuous learning.

Location

Based in Athens, Georgia, a regional hub and city of 128,000 that is home to the University of Georgia and nationally known for its arts, sports, recreational, cultural, and educational amenities.

About the Organization

St. Mary’s is a private, non-profit, Catholic acute care network serving a multi-county area of Northeast Georgia and a member of Trinity Health. The organization strives to live its Mission to be a compassionate and transforming healing presence within communities, committed to the sacredness of human life and the dignity of each person. Core Values include Reverence, Commitment to Those Experiencing Poverty, Safety, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity.

As part of Trinity Health, one of the nation’s largest Catholic health care systems with 88 hospitals across multiple states, St. Mary’s benefits from shared resources, clinical advancements, and economies of scale while contributing local expertise.