RN Family Birth Center
About the role
About The Unit Our unit: We are a labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum unit with 7 private rooms, 3 triage beds, a whirlpool, and a C-section suite located in our department. We average 300 deliveries and over 500 triages per year. Our nurses are certified in fetal monitoring, neonatal resuscitation, infant STABLE. We have a strong midwife program and are equipped to handle emergencies and most high-risk deliveries. We have 24-hour newborn coverage by nurse practitioners from Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. We have access to certified lactation consults through the Nest Collaborative. Being part of a larger healthcare system allows us access to resources and best practices. Our Staff: We are a small, family-oriented team on a high reliability journey. We focus on safe patient outcomes and excellent patient experience. We have an active shared governance council where nurses and leaders share decision-making and promote best practices. We have been recognized for excellence in maternity care by the Economic Alliance for Michigan and U.S. News & World Report. About Pennock Hospital We bring the resources of Corewell Health to your local hospital—always with a caring, compassionate approach. We’re invested in our community. The staff here give their best daily to deliver quality care to our community.
Responsibilities
Scope of work Delivers nursing care responsibly and accountably as described professionally by the American Nurses Association (ANA) and legally by the State of Michigan. Demonstrates competency through the critical thinking model known as the nursing process. This includes assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Upholds the standards of professional performance as described by the ANA. This includes ethical practice, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization and environmental health. Strives to achieve optimal outcomes.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
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