Registered Nurse Birth Center
Company: Intermountain Health
Location: Aurora
Posted on: March 17, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description: The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional
caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for
assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of
patients. The staff RN utilizes the nursing process by use of
technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice and
coordination of care with other health team members. What You Can
Expect from Birth Center of Denver Birth Center of Denver is a
midwife-led birth center providing evidence-based, compassionate
and supportive care to women and families in the Denver and
surrounding areas. We offer prenatal care, customized education
classes, labor support, water birth, postpartum and newborn care up
to 14 days. Centering Pregnancy is our standard model of prenatal
care. This group-based approach to prenatal care combines belly
checks with time for discussion and shared learning about
pregnancy, birth and babies and is focused on building a community
with other pregnant parents! We offer a home-like space outside of
a hospital that focuses on a highly supportive and unmedicated
childbirth experience. We offer a luxurious environment with little
intervention to support a more natural approach to birth. We have
beautifully decorated and spacious suites with spa-like amenities
including an oversized tub for water births, a queen-sized bed, and
a separate area for loved ones to gather within the same suite.
Birth Center of Denver is owned by Saint Joseph Hospital and
operates independently as a 5-bed licensed freestanding birth
center. Should any "what ifs" arise, we have the full benefit of
having Saint Joe's in our backyard, allowing for seamless
transitions to the hospital if needed. The Birth Center RN role is
a salaried exempt position and provides opportunities for you to
work to the top of your scope and work with an incredible clinical
team. You will be scheduled for both day, night and weekend shifts
and will have the opportunity to take call from home if there is
not anyone in labor. You must be at the birth center within a
30-minute call response time. Your hours will be set up alongside
our midwife schedules, as there is a CNM/RN call schedule model.
You will support women who have low risk pregnancies by providing
information, guidance and hands-on clinical care during prenatal
care, labor, birth, postpartum and newborn care. The birth center
nurse also supports family education, breastfeeding support and are
key resources of information and support throughout the prenatal
and childbirth journeys. Essential Functions Assess: Performs
appropriate assessment of physical, social, and psychological
status (including cognitive, communicative, and developmental
skills as appropriate). Seeks and evaluates information acquired
from other members of interdisciplinary team: patient, family,
physician, non-nursing disciplines, support staff, others. Plan:
Uses assessment information and critical thinking skills to
collaboratively develop individualized plan of care. Actively seeks
patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of
care including needed education. Collaboratively plans and prepares
patients for further support needs once the current episode of care
outcomes are met (i.e., teaching, referrals, and follow-up).
Implement: Directs the interdisciplinary care team via delegation,
coordination, and collaboration as appropriate. Provides or
delegates care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and
professional licensure provisions. Demonstrates the ability to set
priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery
through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources.
Evaluate: Evaluates patient response to interventions through
review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and
family satisfaction. Revises plan of care as indicated and
reassesses changes as appropriate. Professionalism: Promotes
nursing profession and participate in development of others.
Integrates legal and ethical standards into practice, complies with
regulatory standards, practices within scope of licensure, provides
accurate & timely documentation, and understands legal implications
of care delivery. Skills Patient Care Delivery Nursing Fundamentals
Interdisciplinary Teams Documentations Professional Etiquette
Accountability Patient Care Coordination Communication Patient
Evaluation Critical Thinking Minimum Qualifications Current license
to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice. Valid
compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice
within 60 days of the start of employment. RNs with less than 12
months of experience must obtain their Bachelor of Science in
Nursing (BSN) within four (4) years of their hire date. Basic Life
Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers. Current Labor
and Delivery experience is required with postpartum or newborn care
experience strongly preferred. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's
degree in nursing (BSN). Education must be obtained from an
accredited institution. Degree will be verified. Bachelor of
Science in Nursing (BSN) is required as of the job description's
last update on 4/27/2025. Employees hired or promoted prior to this
date will be held to the minimum requirements that were in place at
the time of their promotion or hire. Physical Requirements Ongoing
need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess
patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and
visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as
hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues
quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and
delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes
frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care,
accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc. Expected
to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients.
Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment.
Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including
heavy items. Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating
patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment.
This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment,
including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy
rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.) May be
expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period
of time. For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle
which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals,
and other vehicles. Location: Birth Center of Denver Work City:
Denver Work State: Colorado Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24 The hourly
range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate
dependent upon experience. $37.17 - $56.17 We care about your
well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our
caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of
programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that
encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here .
Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
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