REGISTERED NURSE, RN - LABOR AND DELIVERY

Registered Nurse, Rn - Labor And Delivery

The RN assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the care for a designated group of patients. The RN coordinates, directs and actively participates as an effective member of the interdisciplinary health care team, contributing to the efficient operation of the unit and promoting positive patient outcomes.

Essential job functions include maintaining professional and technical knowledge, assuring quality of care, protecting patients and employees, documenting patient care services, maintaining continuity among nursing teams, identifying patient care requirements, establishing a compassionate environment, promoting patient's independence, maintaining a safe and clean working environment, resolving patient problems and needs, maintaining a cooperative relationship among health care teams, contributing to team effort, ensuring operation of equipment, maintaining nursing supplies inventory, providing direct oversight of the GN, LPN, Technical Partner, ALS Technician, Nurse Extern and Unit Clerks, and other duties as assigned.

Specialty job functions include delivery room nurses required to scrub for c/sections and other related duties as assigned.

Required qualifications include a graduate of an accredited nursing program, strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment, knowledge of legal aspects and liability of nursing practice, strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience, and a nursing refresher course may be required if employee hasn't worked in an acute care setting for his / her most recent three consecutive years of professional employment.

Preferred qualifications include a bachelor's degree in nursing and previous experience in inpatient OB.

License, certification and clearances required include current licensure to practice as a registered nurse in the state of Pennsylvania, current basic life support (BLS) approved curriculum of the American Heart Association (CPR and AED) program, PA Act 153 clearance (Act 33 with renewal, Act 34 with renewal, Act 73 FBI clearance with renewal), current neonatal resuscitation program or completion within six months of hire/transfer into department.

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities, but may serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department. Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.) and travel may be expected locally between system locations.

Independence health and its affiliated companies are equal opportunity employers. It is their policy to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other classification protected by law. Independence health and its affiliated companies will comply with all applicable laws and regulations.