RN job in Salt Lake City UT

Registered Nurse (RN)

The Registered Nurse (RN) duties are to assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management.

Job Description

• Maintain and possess a State Registered Nursing license.
• Coordinate maternal/fetal care, including referring to appropriate centers/physicians/facilities such as: Fetal Care Center, Shriners, pediatric urology, cleft lip/palate programs, Angel Watch, Utah Down Syndrome Foundation, fetal treatment centers in various states.
• Act as a liaison between MFM, L&D, and NICU.
• Triage incoming referrals and work with schedulers to ensure patients are scheduled appropriately.
• Call lab results to patients and send reports to referring providers.
• Attend and participate in the MFM provider meetings, take minutes.
• Maintain records of birth defects and send reports to the Utah Health Department.
• Research where to have genetic studies completed and the components involved.
• Help maintain monthly physician clinic and call schedules.
• Perform testing and report all results to physicians as well as documenting all findings in patient's medical record.
• Assist the physicians with patient visits and exams.
• Assist the physician with procedures, and properly label and send specimens to appropriate labs.
• Perform medication administration as necessary using universal precautions and document appropriately in the patient's medical record (i.e., time, amount, route of administration, site of administration, and any patient reaction).
• Maintain patient confidentiality.
• Communicate effectively and courteously with and demonstrate a caring attitude toward patients and their families.
• Treat all patients and their families with dignity and respect.
• Act in a non-directive, non-judgmental manner recognizing an individual's religious, ethical, and moral opinion/belief.
• Use standards of patient satisfaction as a measure of effectiveness.
• Follow universal precautions and OSHA standards.
• Perform other assigned duties as directed.

Requirements

• Must possess a current/valid license as a Registered Nurse in the state that they are providing services.
• Maintain and possess a state RN license.
• Must maintain CPR certification.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment.
• Labor and Delivery and/or MFM experience is strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental, vision insurance
• Progyny fertility benefits
• Livongo diabetes management
• Teladoc health and second opinion services
• Smart shopper
• 401(K) thrift program & sharing plan
• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) - 15% discount
• Basic employee; spouse; child life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D)
• Employee optional life and AD&D
• Short & long term disability
• Pre-tax health savings accounts (HSA)
• Employee and dependent flexible spending account (FSA)
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Parental leave benefit
• Sick pay bank
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Group Aflac policies
• Identity theft protection
• Employee charitable fund
• Various discount programs

About Us

Pediatrix Medical Group is one of the nation's leading providers of highly specialized health care for women, babies, and children. Since 1979, Pediatrix has grown from a single neonatology practice to a national, multispecialty medical group. Pediatrix-affiliated clinicians are committed to providing coordinated, compassionate, and clinically excellent services to women, babies, and children across the continuum of care, both in hospital settings and office-based practices. The group's high-quality, evidence-based care is bolstered by significant investments in research, education, quality-improvement, and safety initiatives.

Pediatrix is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.