RN Labor and Delivery

About the unit 

The Gerber OB unit is a private-room, mother–baby centered unit providing care across labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum. The unit includes 7 private patient rooms, a 3‑bed triage area, a short-term observation room, and a dedicated surgical suite for C‑sections. Nurses care for one laboring patient at a time, transitioning to one nurse for every two mother–baby couplets postpartum. Triage is typically staffed by one to two nurses. The unit supports day and night shifts and offers a collaborative environment focused on safe, individualized care for mothers and babies. 

About Gerber Hospital  

We have been keeping the community healthy and providing exceptional experiences for more than 100 years. You have access to experienced doctors, advanced technology and programs that improve your well-being. There's no better place to find local care.  

Scope of work 

Delivers nursing care responsibly and accountably as described professionally by the American Nurses Association (ANA) and legally by the State of Michigan. Demonstrates competency through the critical thinking model known as the nursing process. This includes assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Upholds the standards of professional performance as described by the ANA. This includes ethical practice, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization and environmental health. Strives to achieve optimal outcomes.  

 How we will care for you, while you care for our patients 

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.   

• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv   

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• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance   

• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings    

Qualifications 

• Associates in Nursing Required 

• Bachelors in Nursing Required within 5 years 

• MI Registered Nurse (RN) Required 

• AHA or ARC Basic Life Support (BLS) Required within 90 days 

• AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Required within 6 months 

• CRT-Pediatric Adv Life Support (PALS) - AHA American Heart Association within 180 Days  

• CRT-Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) - ENA Emergency Nurses Association within 1 Year  

• CRT-Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - ENA Emergency Nurses Association within 1 Year  

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