Description
Introduction
Do you currently have an opportunity to make a real impact with your work? With over 2,000 sites of care and serving over 31.2 million patient interactions every year, nurses at Valley Regional Medical Center have the opportunity to make a real impact. As a(an) Clinical Nurse Coordinator Labor and Delivery you can be a part of change.
Benefits
Valley Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
- Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
- Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
- 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
- Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
- Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
- Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
- Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
- Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
- Colleague recognition program
- Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
- Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
It is an exciting time to be a nurse at HCA Healthcare! Come unlock your career potential and see how rewarding it can be to reach your personal and professional goals. Help to advance the practice of nursing and improve positive outcomes for your patients as a (an) Clinical Nurse Coordinator Labor and Delivery. We want your knowledge and expertise!
Job Summary and Qualifications
The Clinical Nurse Coordinator (CNC) ensures and delivers high quality, patient-centered care and coordination of all functions in the unit/department during the designated shift. In collaboration with other members of the management team, the CNC directs, monitors, and evaluates nursing care in accordance with established policies/procedures, serves as a resource person for staff, and models a commitment to the organization’s vision/mission/values to support an unparalleled patient experience and clinical outcomes that contribute to overall departmental performance.
What you will do in this role:
- Demonstrates knowledge, skill and competence in the management of patients in the different stages of labor;ability to identify the normal physiologic adaptations that occur during each stage.
- Demonstrates knowledge, skill and competence in the management of patients with complications of pregnancy.
- Demonstrates knowledge, skill and competence in the management of high risk pregnancy patients.
- Clinical nursing practice reflects competency in: use of external and fetal monitors, use of Doppler, IV insertion and maintenance, vaginal examination, infant security, blood product administration, EMTALA screening, and sterile technique.
- Will accomplish and remain AWHONN certified: registered nurse with no experience-1 year after hire date /registered nurse with L&D experience-6 months after hire date.
- Demonstrates competency in the use of CPN system for documentation.
- Demonstrates competency in the management of immediate post partum patients.
- Demonstrates competency to circulate for cesarean sections in the OR.
- ·Responsible for completing educational requirements and complying with policies and procedures in regard to safety guidelines established by OSHA, JCAHO and other state and federal regulatory agencies.
- Consistently demonstrates the ability to provide appropriate services and care in accordance with the unique needs inherent to patient’s age and culture.
- Actively participates in solving problems on the unit to improve process issues as well as patient flow.
- Supports departmental and hospital performance improvement initiatives.
- Makes staff assignments based on patient acuity and staff skill levels
What qualifications you will need:
- Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree registered nursing program
- BSN preferred
- 1 year of clinical experience as a licensed Registered Nurse in Womans Services
- Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License (Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RN License within 90 days of hire date)
- American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support Course (BLS or BCLS) and Certification
- NRP required within 6 months of hire
- AWHONN fetal monitoring course within 1 year of hire
Founded as Valley Community Hospital in 1975, Valley Regional Medical Center proudly serves Brownsville, TX and the surrounding communities in the Rio Grande Valley. Valley Regional Medical Center is a licensed 215+ bed facility with over 200 physicians representing 25+ specialties. From emergency medicine, to diagnostic imaging services, and caring for newborn babies, Valley Regional Medical Center is the hospital that families count on when they are looking for quality healthcare close to home. We are a designated Advanced Level III Trauma Center and an Advanced Primary Stroke Center. Our Heart and Vascular services include a full-range of cardiac services including minimally invasive and open-heart surgery, cardiac cath lab, heart imaging services and more. Our women’s department includes labor, delivery and recovery in a home-like setting. We also have a C-section operating room on standby 24 hours a day and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit equipped with specially trained staff. Innovation and an unwavering commitment to patient care are the cornerstones of our hospital. Come experience our family centered culture at Valley Regional.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
Be a part of an organization that leverages our size to make a real impact in our industry! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Clinical Nurse Coordinator Labor and Delivery opening. Submit your application today and help advance the practice of nursing.
