Overview

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

Scheduling Requirements: Birthing center float pool RNs will float to all areas of competency, to include nursery, labor and delivery, and postpartum. Weekend and holiday rotations required. 

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, preterm infant 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
• Educate mothers and families about postpartum recovery, breastfeeding, and newborn care
• Provide specialized care for critically ill newborns, including preterm infants and those with congenital conditions
• Administer medications, fluids, and nutritional support, including tube feedings and IV therapy
• Monitor vital signs and manage complex medical equipment such as ventilators and incubators
• Perform and document newborn assessments, including neurological, respiratory, and cardiac monitoring
• Offer guidance on breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, and developmental milestones
• Team member will maintain annual education requirements

Non-essential Duties

• Participate in unit meetings, educational workshops, and ongoing training to stay updated on best practices.
• Assist with maintaining unit cleanliness, supplies, and equipment.
• Serve as a mentor or preceptor to new nurses and nursing students.
• Participate in hospital initiatives, community outreach programs, and quality improvement efforts.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related 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: 

Compensation:

• Base compensation within the position’s pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift differential, on-call
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits - .5 to 1.0 FTE:

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Benefits - .001 to .49 FTE:

• Paid Leave Hours accrued as you work

Responsibilities

Preferred Experience

• Minimum of three years Nursery, Labor & Delivery, Postpartum experience preferred. 

Required Licensure/Education

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Illinois.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification required or willing to obtain within 6 months of hire.
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) Certification Required (or willingness to obtain within 6 months)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification Required (or willingness to obtain within 6 months)
• *RNs starting on or after 1/1/25 must earn a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) within 3 years of start date. 

Preferred Education

• BSN preferred*
• Professional nursing certification in the area of specialty is preferred. 

Employee Health Requirements:

Exposure/Sensory Requirements:

Exposure:

Chemicals: Refer to MSDS sheets

Video Display Terminals: Average

Blood and Body Fluids: Diagnostic composite of patients, frequent contact with intravenous devices, and high potential for contact with contaminated body fluids (blood, stool, vomitus) and administration of blood does create a high risk. use of needleless IV system, universal precautions and protective equipment minimize risk.

TB or Airborne Pathogens: Patient diagnostic presentations do pose high risk; however, usage of protective wear, appropriate size TB mask from fit test and universal precautions reduces risk.

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

Speech: Required to communicate with patient/families/staff/doctors, coworkers, ancillary personnel and other department heads. Ability to ask for help. 

Vision: Required to observe patients and their physical assessment, ability to read reports, ability to read machines.

Smell: Helpful to note presence of incontinence, vomitus, blood; electrical/fire safety. 

Hearing: Necessary to hear alarms, calls for help and to hear patient verbalizations; ability to listen for lung, bowel, heart sounds.

Touch: Necessary to assess patients, need to distinguish between hot and cold.

Activity/Lifting Requirements:

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

Sit: 10%

Twist: 4%

Stand: 40%

Crawl: 0%

Walk: 25%

Kneel: 1%

Lift: 10%

Drive: 0%

Squat: 1%

Climb: 1%

Bend: 30%

Reach above shoulders: 3%

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

Up to 10 lbs: Frequently

Up to 20 lbs: Frequently

Up to 35 lbs: Frequently

Up to 60 lbs: Occasionally

Up to 75 lbs: Not Required

Up to 100 lbs: Not Required

Over 100lbs: Not Required

Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements:

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:

Sit: 30

Twist: 15

Stand: 60

Crawl: 0

Walk: 10

Kneel: 0

Lift: 5

Drive: 0

Squat: 2

Climb: 1

Bend: 15

Reach above shoulders: 2

Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated): 

Simple grasp 10 lbs. Normal weight.

Pushing & pulling - 50-200 lbs: Occasionally

Fine Manipulation: Typing in computer, medical/supply dispensing cabinet, using pens to chart, drawing up meds in syringe and administration, starting IV's.

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 and Special Hazards:

Environmental Factors (Time Spent):

Inside hours: 6-40

Outside hours: 0

Temperature: Normal Range

Lighting: Average

Noise levels: Average

Humidity: Normal Range

Atmosphere: Odors 

Special Hazards: Chemical -drugs/work with patients receiving chemotherapy-Explosive-oxygen; Radiation-cesium implants and radioactive iodine therapy direct radiation for radiology equipment; mechanical- use of Hoover lift bed scales, motorized wheelchairs, bathtub lift chair.

Protective Clothing Required: As required for chemotherapy or in cases of isolation, i.e. gloves, gowns, masks, goggles.

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