Head Nurse - Obstetrics jobs in Fort Smith, AR

Head Nurse - Obstetrics directs nursing service activities for assigned patients in the delivery room and birthing units. Delegates responsibilities to auxiliary and obstetrics staff nurses; supervises preparation and maintenance of obstetrics patient clinical records, and writes reports on obstetrics room staff performance and services rendered. Being a Head Nurse - Obstetrics maintains pre-set inventory standards for solutions, supplies, medicines and equipment, and keeps track of narcotics. Requires a bachelor's degree in nursing. Additionally, Head Nurse - Obstetrics requires Registered Nurse (RN). Typically reports to a director. The Head Nurse - Obstetrics manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs. True first level manager. Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets. Has full authority for personnel actions. To be a Head Nurse - Obstetrics typically requires 5 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. 1-3 years supervisory experience may be required. Extensive knowledge of the function and department processes. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Teacher Early Head Start
  • SCUS Head Start Programs Inc.
  • Talihina, OK FULL_TIME
  • Staff whose work requires or potentially could require any in-person interaction with Save the Children colleagues, partners, or beneficiaries must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless otherwise required by law. Save the Children complies with federal, state, and local laws with regard to accommodations related to this policy.

    Summary

    The Early Head Start Teacher develops and implements individual and group educational plans for infants and toddlers, designed to promote social-emotional, physical and cognitive growth in a manner appropriate to their stage of development. In each Early Head Start classroom, two Early Head Start Teachers work together to lead child development activities with support from Program Aides and Volunteers.

    In collaboration with a Co-Teacher, you will be responsible for the general, day-to-day operations of the Early Head Start classroom, verifying legal compliance with federal, state and local regulations. You will create and nurture strong partnerships with families and ensures that program quality is of the highest standards. The Teacher reports directly to the Center Director or Manager of Education & Inclusion.

    As a frontline representative of Save the Children, the Early Head Start Teacher is required to ensure the safety and security of children and families that he/she comes in contact with, adhering to the agency’s values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity.

    As a Save the Children employee who comes into contact with children on a routine basis, you are expected to prevent child abuse in every situation by striving, through mental awareness, good practice and training, to minimize risk to children. You must take positive steps to protect children who may be a subject of concern and report and respond to any instance of child abuse and promote training and awareness around all child safeguarding obligations.

    What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

    • In collaboration with a Co-Teacher, develop and implement individualized and group lesson plans and educational activities that promote all developmental areas to improve the readiness of children for preschool.
    • Guide and facilitate activities of the children including daily classroom activities and field trips.
    • Select and set up equipment and materials in the classroom and ensure a safe and developmentally appropriate learning environment.
    • Practice responsive caregiving to promote relational learning and include individualized and small group activities that integrate appropriate routines into a flexible schedule of learning experiences.
    • Plan and conduct conferences (minimum 2) and home visits (minimum of 2) or more often as needed to ensure parents/caregiver is well informed on their child’s progress of development and learning, routines, activities and behavior and assist parents in developing observational skills.
    • Maintain accurate records, both on paper and in designated online systems.
    • Maintain confidentiality regarding children and families.
    • Plan, conduct and document observations, assessments and screenings; maintain a comprehensive and ongoing portfolio assessment for each child including weekly observations, examples of the child's work and developmental assessments.
    • Work with Program Aides and Volunteers to develop their skills and abilities in planning and carrying out classroom activities.
    • Protect the safety of children by implementing active supervision techniques to ensure no child is left alone or unsupervised at any time.
    • Use the playground as an extension of the classroom; ensure that the playground is safe.
    • Eat with and assist children in eating during mealtime to teach social and self-help skills and sound nutritional practices.
    • Ensure that the physical needs of children are met, assisting children in health and personal habits, such as resting, brushing teeth, diapering and toilet habits.
    • Create ways to engage parents in the education of their children such as encouraging classroom involvement and home activities.
    • Create an inventory of all classroom equipment and supplies annually.
    • Work in cooperation with Manager of Education & Inclusion to develop and document progress on professional development plan; actively engage in professional development activities to increase qualifications.
    • Keep classroom clean and organized.
    • Ensure the mobilization and documentation of matching-in-kind activities, goods and services.
    • Work may require the flexibility to stay until all children have been pick up by parent/legal guardian.
    • Perform other related duties as assigned.

    Required Qualifications

    Minimum of an associate degree in child development, early childhood education or a related degree with early childhood equivalent coursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education, with experience teaching preschool-age children.

    • Professional proficiency in spoken and written English
    • Demonstrated ability to successfully communicate and collaborate with individuals and teams at all levels—whether internal or external—in the provision of high quality services to children and families
    • Demonstrated successful interpersonal, communication and organizational skills; great problem solving and time management skills.
    • Demonstrated ability to follow established and communicated directions and take initiative
    • Demonstrated knowledge of the purpose of the Head Start/Early Head Start program.
    • Proven ability to relate sensitively with children.
    • Proven ability to keep all required information strictly confidential.
    • Must participate in professional development training including basic first aid and pediatric CPR certification as required by state licensing and HSPPS.
    • Demonstrated commitment to fostering an environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging

    Physical Requirements related to essential functions: Ability to perform medium to heavy physical work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently and up to 5-10 pounds constantly, performing such activities as sitting, crawling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting and grasping. This also includes some duties that require repetitive action and motion skills, keyboarding and computer use.

    Clear pre-employment background check requirements, including local, state, and national criminal records check, sex offender registries, employment, and education verifications (including child abuse registry check if

    required by state regulations) and pass all state and local health requirements required post job offer and prior to employment.

    This position may require the incumbent to operate a motor vehicle to fulfill certain essential functions of the job. The incumbent should maintain a valid driver’s license and remain in compliance with any Save the Children policies pertaining to the safe operation of motor vehicles.

    Current and former Head Start/Early Head Start parents will receive preference for employment vacancies for which they are qualified.

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Bilingual preferred (English/Spanish or English and other languages used by children and families).
    • If in North Carolina, holding a Birth-Kindergarten (B-K) Licensure preferred.

    Why you should join the Save the Children Team…

    Save the Children US offers outstanding benefits that include health, dental, vision and life insurances, pet insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, 403(b), generous vacation, personal sick leave, family leave, parental/adoption leave, commuter benefits, dress for your day, and much more.

    About Save the Children

    Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share.

    Our work for children and their families requires that we commit—at every opportunity—to work together to identify and dismantle persistent systemic and structural racism, inequality, and any other forms of discrimination in this country and beyond. As an anti-racist organization, Save the Children will not tolerate discrimination in any form—in our employment practices, amongst our staff, in our leadership or toward the people we serve. We stand in solidarity with all people to fight for equal rights, justice, inclusion, and belonging.

    We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. Save the Children complies with all applicable laws.

    Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse. In addition, it is Save the Children’s policy to create and proactively maintain an environment that aims to prevent and deter any actions and omissions, whether deliberate or inadvertent, that place children at the risk of any kind of child abuse. All our representatives are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with this commitment and obligation.

    Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty, both agency and individual, is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.

    Behaviors

    Preferred
    • Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
    • Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
    • Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

    Motivations

    Preferred
    • Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
    • Work-Life Balance: Inspired to perform well by having ample time to pursue work and interests outside of work
    • Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

    Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

    The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own 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)

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Teacher Early Head Start
  • SCUS Head Start Programs Inc.
  • Poteau, OK FULL_TIME
  • All Save the Children employees are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 unless otherwise required by law. All new employees hired to Save the Children will be required to submit proof of ...
  • 28 Days Ago

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Custodian
  • Save the Children - Head Start
  • Panama, OK FULL_TIME
  • Position Title: Custodian Employee Type: Regular Supervisor Title: Center Director or Manager of Facilities Division: U.S. Programs & Advocacy All Save the Children employees are required to be fully ...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Med/Surg RN
  • Nurse Job Board
  • Gore, OK FULL_TIME
  • Med/Surg RN NEEDED AT TOP MIDWEST HOSPITAL SHORT DISTANCE FROM TULSAExtremely competitive compensation great shift differentials for non day shifts HUGE sign-on bonus possible relocation assistance Ne...
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Program Aide On-Call
  • SCUS Head Start Programs Inc.
  • Talihina, OK FULL_TIME
  • Summary Program Aides On-Call are generalists, responsible for providing educational, relational and social experiences for infants, toddlers and/or preschool-aged children to foster growth and develo...
  • 20 Days Ago

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Assistant Teacher I
  • SCUS Head Start Programs Inc.
  • Panama, OK FULL_TIME
  • Position Title: Assistant Teacher I (HS221) Employee Type: Full-Time Regular Supervisor Title: Teacher, Head Start or Center Director Division: U.S. Programs & Advocacy All Save the Children employees...
  • 23 Days Ago

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Registered Nurse
  • Encompass Health
  • Fort Smith, AR
  • $10,000 Sign on Bonus Full time, $5,000 sign on bonus Part Time Hiring all positions Full time, New Grads, Nurse Extern,...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Physical Therapist Assistant, Home Health Full Time
  • Centerwell Home Health
  • Fort Smith, AR
  • Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first As aHome Health Physical Therapist Assistant, you wil...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Unit Manager - RN
  • Legacy Health And Rehabilitation Center
  • Fort Smith, AR
  • We are in search of a qualified RN Unit Manager to be a leader in our facility - Unit Managers are primarily responsible...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director of Nursing - $25k sign on bonus
  • Legacy Health And Rehabilitation Center
  • Fort Smith, AR
  • Working with us means being part of something special: A team that is passionate about making an impact on our patients ...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Nurse Supervisor
  • Encompass Health
  • Fort Smith, AR
  • $10,000 Sign on Bonus More personalized patient care More professional impact BE THE CONNECTION. In your role as nurse s...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Clinical Marketing Liaison
  • Encompass Health
  • Fort Smith, AR
  • $5,000 Sign on Bonus Tremendous professional abilities Life-changing results BE THE CONNECTION. In your role as a rehab ...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Regional CNO Trainer
  • Encompass Health
  • Fort Smith, AR
  • The Regional CNO Trainer is responsible for developing nursing leaders, analyzing nursing processes, and implementing re...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Rehab Nursing Tech I
  • Encompass Health
  • Fort Smith, AR
  • Extra attention to detail Exceptional outcomes BE THE CONNECTION. Your role as a rehab nursing technician I lets you be ...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

Fort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 86,209. With an estimated population of 88,037 in 2017, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents that encompasses the Arkansas counties of Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian, and the Oklahoma counties of Le Flore and Sequoyah. Fort Smith has a sister city relationship with Cisterna, Italy, site of the World War II Battle of Cisterna, fought by United States Army Rangers c...
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Income Estimation for Head Nurse - Obstetrics jobs
$89,055 to $117,961
Fort Smith, Arkansas area prices
were up 1.2% from a year ago

Head Nurse - Obstetrics in Provo, UT
Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA).
December 17, 2019
Head Nurse - Obstetrics in Altoona, PA
Based on our compensation data, the estimated salary potential for Head Nurse Obstetrics will increase 16 % over 5 years.
December 06, 2019