RN-Labor & Delivery

Company: Ascension (System Office)
Location: Nashville
Posted on: September 14, 2020

Job Description:

We Are Hiring

Title: RN- Labor & Delivery- Registered Nurse

City, State: Nashville, TN

Location: St Thomas Midtown Hospital

Department: Labor and Delivery

Additional Job Details: Full-Time, Day

Why Join Ascension?

About Saint Thomas Midtown:

Largest obstetrical program in Tennessee, region and Ascension Health with 6,600 births annually

58,000+ ED visits

State of the art, newly renovated orthopedic institute

Newly opened comprehensive cancer institute

Robust robotic surgical program

What Ascension Saint Thomas has to offer:

Power of Purpose:

For us, work is more than the place we go each day. It's an environment that nurtures relationships, connects talent, and understands patients. Our innovative spirit impacts and influences the community that we serve.

Culture of Teamwork:

We encourage diversity of talents while offering the support of a multi-disciplinary team.

Professional Development:

By supporting our associates and their professional development, we ultimately enhance the care and services we provide to the community. Through this development, our associates find new opportunities for career advancement.

Compensation/Benefits:

Ascension Saint Thomas provides a competitive compensation package inclusive of a wide range of flexible benefit options. We support work-life balance through generous paid time off and encourage spirituality in the workplace.

Innovative Environment:

We are a progressive, stable company with 120 years of experience in delivering world-class personalized care. At Ascension Saint Thomas, we are actively trying new solutions to help overcome some of healthcare's toughest challenges.

Ascension Saint Thomas is the leading faith-based health care system in Tennessee and is a part of Ascension, the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world's largest Catholic health system. We are committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable.

What You Will Do

As a Labor & Delivery RN at Saint Thomas Midtown you will help deliver healthy babies and get moms through the process safely. You are doing what some might consider the most important nursing job of all - bringing new lives into this world.

Responsibilities:

* Monitors both the baby's and mother's vital signs including heart rate and blood pressure
* Times contractions
* Identifies and assists with handling complications
* Helps administer medications and epidurals
* Aids in inducing labor
* Coaches new mother throughout the duration of the labor and delivery
* Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
* Assesses and coordinates patient's care needs with members of the healthcare team.

What You Will Need

Licenses/Certifications/Registration:

* Required Credential(s):
* Advanced Life Support specializing in Cardiac obtained within 6 Months (180 days) of hire date or job transfer date.
* BLS Provider obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
* Certification specializing in Neonatal Resuscitation obtained within 6 Months (180 days) of hire date or job transfer date.
* Registered Nurse obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
* One or more of the following:
* Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Nursing or current home state license for multi-state license recognition "Compact State" obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.




* Preferred Credential(s):
* Certification specializing in The S.T.A.B.L.E Program credentialed from the S.T.A.B.L.E. Program.



Education:

* Diploma
* Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required



Work Experience:

* Must have prior Labor & Delivery experience
* 3 years of Labor & Delivery experience is highly preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Saint Thomas Health Services complies with all applicable federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination in hiring or employment practices on the basis of citizenship, race, color, religion, gender, age, national and ethnic origin, disability, or veteran status.

No question or item on this application for employment is intended to secure information to be used for such discrimination. Information obtained through this application will be used solely to determine qualifications and suitability for employment. This application will be valid for a period of 90 days from date of completion.

Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

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