**REQUIREMENTS (duties include but not limited to)**
* Perform monitoring of 500 to 950 triage patients per month, including continuous fetal monitoring, spontaneous rupture of membrane check, labor check, prolonged monitoring, rule out pre-term labor, decreased fetal movement, and Pregnancy Induced Hypertension.
* Perform monitoring of 210 inpatients per month, including continuous fetal monitoring, vital signs and assessment q15-60min and labor checks/cervical exams.
* Provide management of Pregnancy Induced Hypertension patients.
* Provide intravenous management (fluids, Pitocin, MGSO4, antibiotics and insulin)
* Perform lab draws.
* Provide pain management (monitor patient status on continuous laboring epidurals, intravenous narcotics, emotional support).
* Assist the provider with inductions (cervical ripening, artificial rupture of membranes, Pitocin).
* Perform vaginal delivery procedures (pushing, delivery, recovery).
* Assist the provider with operative vaginal delivery procedures (vacuum, forceps).
* Perform pre-op for c-sections (shave-prep, foley, intravenous bolus, emotional support).
* Perform procedures for transition of normal newborn (NRP as needed, bath, shots, assessment, breast feeding assistance).
* Provide stabilization for transport of high-risk patients. (MGSO4, dexamethasone, antibiotics, emotional support)
* Provide patient/family teaching.
* Support C-section deliveries as circulating nurse in the OR.
* Provide post anesthesia care for patients who have received epidural, spinal or general anesthesia.
**MOTHER/BABY UNIT**
* Provide comprehensive nursing care for obstetric and neonatal patients.
* Provide monitoring and management of the hemodynamic status of obstetric and neonatal patients.
* Provide intravenous management (fluids, Pitocin, antibiotics).
* Perform lab draws, obtain cultures and screenings.
* Provide pain management (monitor Patient status, intravenous or oral narcotics, emotional support).
* Provide patient and family teaching (postpartum care, newborn care, breastfeeding, circumcision discharge).