Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery

As a Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn–whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You’ll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing. Job Summary and Qualifications Under the general direction of the Unit Supervisor for the Labor & Delivery Unit, the Registered Nurse is responsible for professional nursing care and related assistance to adolescent, adult, and neonatal patients admitted for antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum care. The Registered Nurse utilizes the nursing process to ensure safe and competent quality patient care, supports the medical care of patients under the direction of the Medical Staff pursuant to the mission and objectives of the hospital, and provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary nursing and other patient care team personnel to maintain standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting. The Registered Nurse provides direction to Licensed Vocational Nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel in providing patient care, assesses own learning needs to enhance personal and professional development, and increases knowledge and skills related to patient care by attending workshops, formal classes, seminars, and inservices. Actual duties and responsibilities may vary depending on assigned area. What you will do in this role Obtain informative, accurate, and concise nursing assessments. Demonstrate an understanding of the nursing process. Identify patient problems, symptoms, and psychosocial needs. Utilize clinical experience and knowledge to anticipate potential patient care problems and/or emergencies and make provisions to meet them. Validate data obtained by others by reviewing plan of care and admission assessment for a specific patient population. Interpret diagnostic data and incorporate it into the Plan of Care. Plan, implement, set priorities, and perform direct care or delegate responsibility and collaborate with physicians and other health‑care team members. Make nursing rounds and revise plan of care for a specific patient population based on observation, changing needs of the patient, and available data obtained by other members of the health‑care team, patient, and significant other. Work with patient’s significant other and appropriate members of the health‑care team and/or community agencies to plan for discharge. Qualifications Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date. Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date. Neonate Resuscitation must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date. RN registration (Registered Nurse). Bachelor’s Degree or Associate Degree must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date. No Travel Required. No experience required. Benefits HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services. Wellbeing support , including free counseling and referral services. Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage and leaves of absence. Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling. Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing. Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. #J-18808-Ljbffr