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Labor and Delivery Nurse

Sacramento, California

Mercy General Hospital

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  • Employment Type: Full Time
  • Department: Labor And Delivery Services
  • Hours/Pay Period: 72

The posted compensation range of $65.29 - $79.28 /hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. CommonSpirit may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.

Requisition ID 2024-374173 Employment Type Full Time Hours/Pay Period 72 Shift Night Weekly Schedule 1845-0715 Remote No Category Labor and Delivery Nursing

Job Details

Overview

Nestled in the heart of East Sacramento Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital is a 313 bed acute care facility that provides a wide range of services with special advocacy for the poor and underserved. Mercy General is home to the nationally ranked Alex G. Spanos Heart & Vascular Institute. Key achievements and recognitions include: from the Joint Commission; Advanced Joint Replacement Spine Center of Excellence Primary Stroke Center Ventricular Assist Device and Chest Pain Certification. Other accolades include CMS 5 stars Practice Green Health 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade A Level 4 Epilepsy Center and Opioid Stewardship Honor Roll. Mercy General Hospital is proud to foster inclusion and diversity as part of our mission vision and values.


Responsibilities

$15,000 Sign-on bonus available for experienced RN, current employees are not eligible. 

Position Summary:

 Here at Mercy General Hospital our roots grow deep. We have been bringing new lives into this great city for over 100 years. We take pride in providing very personalized care for our families while utilizing evidence based practice to give them a high quality and safe birthing experience. The Family Birth Center offers our delivering patient’s a boutique like experience. We individualize our care from natural birth to well supported and medicated birth. Mercy General is a Baby Friendly Designated Hospital. Our labor nurses all have advanced fetal monitoring ACLS and NRP. There is a 24 hour in house obstetrician and dedicated anesthesia support Maternal Fetal Medicine support Neonatology on call an RN/RT team that attends every birth and daily lactation consultation for our new moms. We are afforded the autonomy to be creative and utilize our critical thinking skills to give our patients the best experience on their special day. The comradery of our staff is hard to beat. Our doctors nurses techs clerks administrators and ancillary support staff collaborate with and care for each other in the way a big family would. Many of our staff have received the Daisy Award and Employee of the month and year. Our Mission is to provide the most comprehensive and advanced patient care in a compassionate environment respecting the whole individual. The combined years of experience on our birthing unit is 859 years with an average of 17 years of tenure. One fifth of our staff has been here more than 20 years. Our budding new nurses are well supported and nurtured for success. 

We offer the following benefits to support you and your family: 

  • Health/Dental/Vision Insurance 
  • Flexible spending accounts 
  • Voluntary Protection: Group Accident Critical Illness and Identity 
  • TheftAdoption 
  • AssistanceFree Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family 
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) 
  • Tuition Assistance for career growth and development 
  • Retirement Programs 
  • Wellness Programs


Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

  • One (1) Experience as a Registered Nurse in Labor and Delivery/Post Partum/ Newborn Nursery. Fetal monitoring experience required for L&D/antepartum positions.
  • C/Section Experience is preferred. 
  • Curent CA RN License
  • Current BLS from the American Heart Association. 
  • NRP certification required within 6 months of hire. 
  • Other certifications may be required.  

Preferred:

  • C Section experience. 

Nursing excellence starts with you.

Are you a career fit with our CommonSpirit Health culture? To understand how we are structured, we believe in some core philosophies with the following:

We will be stronger together, achieving excellence in all we do, collaborating across the fields and growing our collective knowledge.

We will let humankindness guide us as we treat every person with holistic, personalized care for the body, mind and spirit.

We will advance the science and art of nursing as innovative leaders who demonstrate the power of evidence-based, compassionate care. If you believe in working together with humankindness for all to advance the science and art of nursing - then you have found your career fit with us!

Your Potential Career Path

This is a snapshot of your potential career path highlights the series of job positions that help you progress towards your goals and objectives. Ultimately, your career path depends on your career values and personal goals.

Student Nurse New Grad Nurse Staff Nurse Educator Mangers/Directors CNE Charge Nurses/ Supervisors Nurse Practitioner Student Nurse New Grad Nurse Staff Nurse Educator Charge Nurses/ Supervisors Nurse Practitioner Mangers/Directors CNE

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that may include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid time off, tuition assistance, adoption assistance, and more!

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.

Success Profile

What makes a successful Labor and Delivery Nurse at Mercy General Hospital?

  • Compassionate
  • Trustworthy
  • Proactive
  • Collaborative
  • Communicator
  • Balanced

Our Total Reward Offerings

At CommonSpirit Health, we believe investing in our employees lets them know they truly matter. Your Total Rewards package includes compensation, benefits, retirement, wellness, leave, and other programs.

  • Pay and Recognition

  • Balanced Life

  • Well-Being

  • Professional Growth

  • Financial Future

  • Dependent Care

Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible employees may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit https://www.commonspirit.careers/benefits.

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.

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CommonSpirit Health™ is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, please click here [PDF].

CommonSpirit Health™ will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). External hires must pass a post-offer, pre-employment background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with an arrest and/or conviction will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, ban the box laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by telephone at (415) 438-5575 and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). CommonSpirit Health™ participates in E-Verify.