Staff Nurse, Labor and Delivery - Full-Time, Days

UChicago Medicine • Full-time • Chicago, IL, US • 3w ago

Job Description

Join UChicago Medicine, as a Staff Nurse in Labor and Delivery.

Eligible for a Sign on Bonus up to $5,000!

At the Family Birth Center, we offer a customized birth experience in the comfort and privacy of our nurturing environment. Our team of experts supports pregnant women and their partners and families with compassion and respect through pregnancy, childbirth, bonding, breastfeeding and healing. Equipped with private triage, delivery, antepartum and recovery suites, two large, private natural birthing suites, both with built-in warm water immersion (hydrotherapy) tubs, and operating rooms to support an optimized cesarean birth experience when necessary, the Family Birth Center was designed to optimize comfort, safety and options as you welcome your newest loved one.

A Staff Nurse is a registered professional nurse (RN) who manages patient centered care that is outcome directed. Patient centered care principles and professional nursing practice standards provide the foundation for the nurse to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care provided. The staff nurse assumes the primary responsibility and accountability for all patient care personally provided and that provided by those directly under her/his supervision.

Essential Job Functions

Serves as Registered Nurse in the Family Birth Center

Provide comprehensive nursing care to pregnant patients during phase of antennal, intrapartum, and postpartum. Including monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and assisting with pain management techniques
Assess and monitor fetal well-being using electronic fetal monitoring and other diagnostic tools, and promptly report any abnormalities to the provider
Assist providers during labor, delivery, and cesarean sections, ensuring a smooth and efficient process
Educate expectant patients and their families about childbirth, breastfeeding, newborn care, and postpartum recovery
Provide emotional support and encouragement to laboring patients, helping them cope with pain, anxiety, and stress
Advocate for the needs and preferences of laboring mothers, ensuring that their birth plans are respected whenever possible
Collaborate with other members of the healthcare team, including obstetricians, neonatologists, and lactation consultants, to ensure comprehensive and coordinated care
Perform postpartum assessments and provide care for both birthing parent and newborns in the immediate postpartum period
Assist with newborn screenings, vaccinations, and breastfeeding support as needed
Document all patient interactions, assessments, and interventions accurately and in a timely manner, in accordance with hospital policies and procedures
Participate in quality improvement initiatives and continuing education to maintain and enhance clinical skills and knowledge

Serves as a Circulator and/or Scrub Nurse for Surgical and Procedural Cases

Performs scrub functions, which involves preparing, selecting, and handling instruments and supplies used during surgical procedures, and conducting surgical counts with the circulating nurse
Carries out circulating functions before surgery, including preparing the operating environment, orienting and assessing the patient, reviewing the patient's medical record, consent, and surgeon's notes to ensure all prerequisites and preferences are met
Conducts circulating functions during surgery, such as monitoring and communicating the patient's condition, documenting interventions and activities, monitoring the sterile field, and controlling traffic into and out of the operating room. In addition, serves as PACU nurse during the recovery phase post-operatively
Independently performs the role of a surgical scrub within the operative field and is able to scrub in gynecology, obstetrical, and urological cases, which includes but is not limited to C-Sections, hysterectomy, D&C, D&E, tubal ligations, cystoscopy, and cerclages
Applies knowledge of advanced surgical techniques and collaborates effectively with colleagues
Applies knowledge related to emergency and surgical procedures in the operating room
Demonstrates infection control practices by utilizing proper aseptic technique when dealing with blood/body fluid
Correctly uses all sterilizers and high-level disinfectors related to surgical procedures; documents appropriately and maintains competencies, as required
Demonstrates organizational skills in case preparation, case cart picking, and accurate room set-up for instrument and tray contents in scheduled cases. Sets up instruments, supplies, and equipment according to surgeon's preference cards, policies and procedures, and standards of care
Ensures individual OR suites, Specialty Carts, and towers are ready for use
Assists in the care of the surgical patient by helping the team to prepare the room, open packs, supplies, and instrument sets, and position the patient
Opens sterile supplies onto the sterile field before the procedure, monitors the sterile field, performs counts, and handles specimen(s)
Highly skilled at handling emergencies, ensuring smooth communication flow of the OR schedule between departments, and proficiently operating and troubleshooting equipment
Collaborate seamlessly with charge nurses, leadership, Supply Chain, and Clinical Engineering, while maintaining equipment and demonstrating advanced clinical competence in surgical skills with strict adherence to the highest standards of sterility
Will rotate through all surgical service areas as needed to accommodate fluctuations in patient census

Required Qualifications

Graduate of an NLN accredited School of Nursing
Associate Degree in Nursing
- Associate Degree Nurses are required to enroll in a BSN program within six (6) to nine (9) months of hire, and make progress toward and complete their BSN degree within 30 months. ADN nurses receive 100% tuition reimbursement towards a BSN degree from an accredited program
Current Illinois RN license
Active BLS certification

Preferred Qualifications

BSN degree or higher
Labor and Delivery and/or Surgical Scrub RN experience

Position Details

Full-time, 0.9 FTE
Shift: Days, 7a-7p, every other weekend required
Unit/Department: Labor and Delivery
CBA Code: NNU

Why Join Us

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

UChicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: UChicago Medicine Career Opportunities.

UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

Must comply with UChicago Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.

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