REGISTERED NURSE- LABOR AND DELIVERY (FT Nights)

Overview

Riverside Healthcare in Kankakee, Illinois, is seeking a skilled and compassionate Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse (RN) to join our acute care team. The ideal candidate will provide exceptional patient care to expectant mothers and their newborns in a fast-paced and supportive environment. As a Labor and Delivery RN, you will work closely with obstetricians, pediatricians, and other healthcare professionals to ensure safe and positive childbirth experiences, managing both routine deliveries and emergency situations with competence and empathy. Additionally, this position requires flexibility with assignments within professional scope / duties / licensure.

Essential Duties

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to women before, during, and after labor, including monitoring maternal and fetal vital signs, administering medications, and assisting with epidurals.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to develop and implement individualized care plans for patients.
• Provide emotional support and education to patients and their families throughout the labor process.
• Monitor labor progression using fetal monitoring devices, and respond to any abnormalities or emergencies as necessary.
• Assist in all aspects of labor, including preparing patients for delivery, guiding mothers through labor, and coaching during pushing.
• Assist physicians with vaginal deliveries and Cesarean sections (C-sections), including prepping the delivery room and ensuring sterile environments.
• Provide immediate newborn care, including resuscitation and APGAR scoring, as needed.
• Provide postpartum care to mothers and newborns, including administering medications, monitoring recovery, and facilitating skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding support.
• Educate patients and families about postpartum care, newborn care, and any discharge instructions.
• Respond to obstetric emergencies such as preeclampsia, hemorrhage, and fetal distress with quick thinking and effective interventions.
• Participate in Code OB, Code Blue, or other emergency protocols as necessary.
• Team member will maintain annual education requirements

Non-essential Duties

Our Commitment to You :

Riverside Healthcare offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards : benefits and nationally rated employee well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so your journey at and away from work is remarkable. Our Total Rewards package includes :

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Responsibilities

Preferred Experience

Required Licensure / Education

Preferred Education

Employee Health Requirements

Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch) :

Activity / Lifting Requirements :

Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to :

The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below :

Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements. (Example : the distance material is carried; how high material is lifted, etc.) :

Lifting of patients off their beds that are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment. Horizontal movement of patients to and from carts / beds who are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment. Lifting equipment - carry 25'-150' waist high (IV bags, patient trays). Carry charts 25'-150' waist high. Filled laundry bags are filled half full so as not to weigh over 35 lbs. Carry fire extinguishers up or down 3-4 flights of stairs and several yards in an emergency.

Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity :

Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated) :

Leg Strength - up to 50 lbs : Occasionally-(repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control : utilized in positioning beds during transport; x-ray, surgery or in an emergency situation from floor to floor, locking beds or cardiac chairs.)

Environmental Factors & Special Hazards :

Special Hazards : Radiation - Infrequent portable x-rays in patients' rooms

Protective Clothing Required : As required for universal precautions ie : gloves, gowns, masks, goggles.

Pay Range

USD $34.18 - USD $44.45 / / Hr