Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery

The birthing center at UH TriPoint Medical Center is designed specifically to provide advanced obstetrics care while enhancing safety, comfort and convenience for moms, newborns and their families. Our spacious, private patient rooms are built around the labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum (LDRP) model, meaning that moms remain in the same room through all phases of the birth process including recovery and the post-partum period.

Position Summary

Provides safe efficient age specific nursing care to patients/families using the nursing process in order to assist them to attain, maintain, regain, and sustain optimal health status.

Essential Functions

• Implements the nursing process by delivering effective relationship based nursing care.

• Demonstrates technical skills in care delivery that result in safe practice and positive care outcomes.

• Demonstrates clear communication and effective collaboration to optimize patient care and clinical operations.

• Develops self and contributes to the professional practice of nursing.

• Displays leadership that influences optimal clinical and operational outcomes.

Required For All Jobs

• All RNs are expected to be cross trained to all areas of the unit:

• L&D
• Recovery
• Post - Partum (Mother Infant)
• Normal Newborn Nursery
• Transitional Nursery
• Level II Special Care Nursery (Upon Opening)
• OB OR Circulator
• OB OR Scrub RN
• Triage
• Antepartum

• Displays leadership that influences optimal clinical and operational outcomes.

Required For All Jobs

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

Qualifications:
Experience Requirement:

One (1) year of inpatient RN experience required. OBGYN/Women's Health preferred.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.

Minimum of Diploma/Associate's Degree in nursing from accredited program required.

License Requirements:

Registered nurse with current license to practice in the state of Ohio required.

Physical Demands

• Standing Frequently
• Walking Frequently
• Sitting Rarely
• Lifting Frequently 50 lbs
• Carrying Frequently 50 lbs
• Pushing Frequently 50 lbs
• Pulling Frequently 50 lbs
• Climbing Occasionally 50 lbs
• Balancing Occasionally
• Stooping Frequently
• Kneeling Frequently
• Crouching Frequently
• Crawling Occasionally
• Reaching Frequently
• Handling Frequently
• Grasping Frequently
• Feeling Constantly
• Talking Constantly
• Hearing Constantly
• Repetitive Motions Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Constantly