Position Summary:

Functions as a staff nurse under the guidance and supervision of an experienced R.N. Performs routine patient care assignments and carries out established nursing procedures utilizing the nursing process.

Qualifications:

A. Education:

Hold a current Texas permit or license as a Registered Nurse. BSN preferred.

B. Training and Experience:

1. Current BLS Certification through the American Heart Association upon hire or transfer to department.

2. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through the American Heart Association within 6 months of hire or transfer to department.

3. Neonate Resuscitation Program (NRP) through the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) within 6 months of hire or transfer to department.

4. An Introduction to Fetal Heart Monitoring through the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) within 3 months of hire or transfer to department. (This requirement can be waived with proof or certification of an intermediate or advanced fetal heart monitoring course taken in the past two years through AWHONN).

5. Intermediate fetal monitoring course within nine (9) months of hire through the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). (This requirement can be waived with proof or certification of the intermediate fetal monitoring course through AWHONN).

Unusual Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

A. Ability to perform:

1. Heavy lifting

2. Sustained standing and walking

3. Work under stress

4. Varied work hours and shifts

B. May encounter exposure to infectious diseases