Charge Nurse-Perinatal
- Loma Linda University Health
- Murrieta, CA, USA
Job Description
Labor and Delivery - (Full-time, Night Shift) -
Our mission is to continue the teaching and healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Our core values are compassion, excellence, humility, integrity, justice, teamwork and wholeness.
The Charge Nurse-Perinatal is a professional care giver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a patient or a group of patients for a designated time frame and provides care to these patients via therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the therapeutic environment, treatment, and modalities and interdisciplinary collaboration within the scope of practice set forth for Registered Nurses. Utilizes discretion and independent judgment in applying the nursing process to the provision of age specific and developmentally appropriate quality patient care in all areas of Obstetrics. Meets qualifications, licensure and certifications and competencies as defined in the department specific plan for providing care. Applies theoretical concepts to clinical practice and continually expands knowledge base and clinical skills with a focus in perinatal specialty. Utilizes interpersonal skills to maximize excellence in customer service, safe patient care and professionalism. Contributes to a work environment of caring and cooperation among a culturally diverse workforce and patient population. Performs other duties as needed.
Graduate from an accredited school of nursing. Associate's Degree in Nursing required. Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred. Minimum two years of recent, appropriate nursing practice in Labor and Delivery, Mother Baby, Nursery or Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) within past two years. Minimum one year experience as Unit Charge Nurse, Team Leader or equivalent preferred. Completion of Lactation Educator program preferred. Active California Registered Nurse (RN) license required. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications from the American Heart Association required. Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification required. International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) certification preferred. STABLE certification required within one year of hire date. American Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWOHNN) approved Fetal Monitoring required within sixty days of hire.
Good communication and writing skills. Physical and emotional stamina. Able to use a computer and learn hospital system. Demonstrate and understanding of normal growth and development of the neonate and pediatric, adolescent and adult population. Demonstrate an understanding of the developmental and physical abnormalities of a critically ill or anomalous newborn. Able to demonstrate leadership skills by directing others, maintaining nursing unit process flow, and participation in committees or other documented activities. Exhibits professionalism at all times in dealing with all staff, ancillary departments, and facility’s internal and external customers. Exhibits effective, proactive conflict resolutions and participates in remediation of staff as appropriate. Able to read; write legibly; speak in English (and Spanish preferred) with professional quality; use computer and software programs necessary to the position (i.e. Microsoft Windows, Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, internet, timekeeping, e-mail); troubleshoot and calibrate patient care equipment (i.e. Intravenous (IV) pumps, Electrocardiogram (ECG) monitors, vital sign machines, bed and gurney operation, and the like). Able to relate and communicate positively, effectively, and professionally with others; be assertive and consistent in following and enforcing policies; work calmly and respond courteously when under pressure; lead, supervise, teach, and collaborate; accept direction. Able to communicate effectively in person, in writing, and on the telephone; think critically; work independently with minimal supervision; perform basic math functions; manage multiple assignments effectively; work well under pressure; problem solve; organize and prioritize workload; recall information with accuracy; pay close attention to detail. Able to distinguish colors and smells as necessary for patient care; hear sufficiently for general conversation in person and on the telephone; identify and distinguish various sounds associated with the work place and patient care; see adequately to read computer screens, medical records, and written documents necessary to position; discern temperature variances through touch.
- Organization: LLUMC - Murrieta
- Employee Status: Regular
- Schedule: Full-time
- Shift: Night Job
- Hours Description: Full-time, 6:30pm-7am
- Days of Week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
ABOUT US
Loma Linda University Health is an academic medical center operating six hospitals, a physician practice corporation, remote clinics in the western United States, and affiliate organizations around the world. These medical services interact with the eight schools that make up our healthcare focused university. This mutual pursuit of excellence leads to outstanding care for our patients and great learning opportunities for our students.
Purpose
A Seventh-day Adventist institution, Loma Linda University Health is committed “to make man whole,” physically, intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually. Each day, we seek to extend the teaching and healing ministry of Jesus Christ. More than 16,000 employees fulfill that mission through their nationally recognized quality healthcare delivery. Our internationally-respected researchers publish more than 500 peer-reviewed articles every year, uncovering new approaches to nutrition, cancer treatment, heart disease, neonatal development, stroke and brain trauma, and others.
Loma Linda University Health treats more than 1.5 million outpatients every year and serves as a Level I trauma center for a region covering more than 25% of California. Built for and by our community, our new medical campus and hospital towers help us provide the highest levels of care to even more people than ever before.
Patients come from around the world for our services, which include the world’s first proton unit used for cancer treatments. The groundbreaking efforts of Dr. Leonard Bailey led to the world’s very first infant heart transplants. Today, institutes committed to excellence bring together scientists, teachers and physicians to collaborate on the health issues of our time. The result is innovative approaches in areas including behavioral health, cancer, heart, perinatal service, rehabilitation and transplants.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
U.S. News & World Report Best Regional Hospitals Award 2021-22
- Area’s Top Hospital 2021-2022
- U.S. News & World Report Nationally Ranked Gastroenterology Service Award 2019-20
Leapfrog Group Top Teaching Hospital Award
- Top Teaching Hospital 2020
- Top Children's Hospital 2021
- Top Children's Hospital 2019 - Leapfrog Group
- Top Children's Hospital 2018 - Leapfrog Group
- Top Teaching Hospital 2018 - Leapfrog Group
- Top Children's Hospital 2017 - Leapfrog Group
MAGNET — RECOGNITION IN NURSING EXCELLENCE
The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) awards Magnet Recognition for excellence in nursing. Magnet is the highest honor a healthcare organization can receive for professional nursing practice, earned by only 9% of U.S. healthcare organizations.
- Loma Linda University Medical Center
- Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
CERTIFICATIONS & ACCREDITATIONS
Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification: The Loma Linda University Medical Center became the first hospital in the region to earn its Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification. This is the highest level of certification, given only to hospitals that meet the highest standards of complex stroke care.
HIGH-PERFORMING SERVICES & TREATMENTS
U.S. News & World Report High Performing Services 2021-2022: Loma Linda University Medical Center was recognized as high performing in 18 areas:
- Aortic valve surgery
- Cancer
- Colon cancer surgery
- Diabetes
- Diabetes & Endocrinology
- Geriatrics
- Heart attack
- Heart bypass surgery
- Heart failure
- Hip replacement
- Kidney failure
- Knee replacement
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Orthopaedics
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
- Stroke
- Urology
- SPECIALTY CARE AWARDS
- Cancer Care
- Cardiology
- Maternity Care
- Neurology
TOP WORKPLACE AWARDS
- 2021 Forbes – Best in State
- 2021 Great Colleges to Work For
- 2020 Great Colleges to Work For
- 2019 Great Colleges to Work For & Honor Roll Institution - ModernThink's Great Colleges to Work For - Loma Linda University
- 2019 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare - Becker's Hospital Review - Loma Linda University Health
- 2018 Top Workplace - Inland News Group - Loma Linda University Health
- 2018 Best Place to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare - Surgical Hospital
- 2017 Best Place to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare - Behavioral Medicine Center