RN Newborn Nursery PRN

RN Nursery PRN

AdventHealth Central Texas

Location Address: 2201 S Clear Creek Rd., Killeen, TX  76549

Top Reasons to Work At AdventHealth Central Texas, Killeen, TX

• Our care for patients extend to the spiritual level by praying with patients and families and providing on call, 24 hours, 7 days a week Chaplains for spiritual support.
• Award winning facility with opportunities to grow both professionally and personally working with great individuals, part of a bigger team that continues to build a world-class culture where you become family.
• Extraordinary benefits to include tuition reimbursement and on-campus classes.
• Cost of living is 20 percent lower than the national average
• Largest school district in the area, with more than 50 elementary, middle, high school, and specialized campuses to choose from
• Surrounded close to Ft. Hood, Copperas Cove, to Belton and Lampasas with plenty of restaurants, shopping and other family fun events.
• Miles of scenic trails and parks available for recreational activity

Work Hours/Shift:

PRN

You Will Be Responsible For:

·    Assists with the care of the newborn at deliveries. Maintains skills in neonatal resuscitation.

·    Demonstrates assessment skills in both high risk and low risk obstetrical patients. Recognition of maternal and/or newborn problems are identified and reported to the physician.

·    Assists with the transfer of newborn to another facility when indicated. Notifies charge nurse and House Supervisor of anticipated transfer.

·    Notifies all surgical team members of emergency and scheduled surgical procedures.

What You Will Need:

·    Registered Nurse with Bachelorâ™s Degree preferred. Licensed to practice as a registered nurse in the state of Texas. 

·    Current Texas RN License or a Compact RN License from a NCLA Compact State

·    CPR required and /or specialty certification (NRP, ACLS) in the area of expertise required within first 90 days of employment.

·    General knowledge of professional nursing principles and techniques used in the assessment, care and treatment of Couplet Care patients.

·    General knowledge of the pharmacological process in the appropriate administration or delivery of medications used in the care and treatment of Couplet Care patients

·    Skill to maintain effective working relationships with health professionals and others to create an environment that is conducive to carrying out the mission of the department in an effective manner.

·    Skill to communicate (verbal and written) effectively to direct the overall professional nursing services in a manner which encourages the open exchange of ideas and information.

Job Summary:

The AdventHealth Central Texas department of Maternal Child Health is divided into 4 areas. We have a 22-bed Couplet Care/gyn surgical unit, which consists of post-partum mothers and their newborns, GYN surgical patients, and occasional med/surg overflow, Labor and Delivery and Nursery/Special Care Nursery.