Nurse Labor and Delivery

Where You'll Work

Located in the Phoenix, Ariz., suburb of Gilbert, the Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, is a 198-bed, not-for profit hospital with more than 1,300 team members and almost 900 doctors on staff representing all major specialties. In 2014, Phoenix Children's Hospital launched a 22-bed pediatric unit inside the hospital. Mercy Gilbert opened in 2006 and has been a vital part of the growing community. Today it is the fifth largest employer in Gilbert. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, Mercy Gilbert provided more than $24 million in community benefit. As a result of Dignity Health's mission to deliver health care and partner with the community, more than 42,000 people in the East Valley were reached through community health services. For more information visit:

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Join our dynamic Labor & Delivery team as a Registered Nurse (RN), where your expert skills will directly shape the most pivotal moments in families' lives. This is an opportunity to deliver cutting-edge, compassionate care in a high-energy environment, guiding mothers and families through the experience of childbirth.

As a Labor & Delivery RN, you will masterfully apply your expertise to assess, monitor, and intervene during labor, delivery, and immediate postpartum phases. You'll perform a wide array of skilled procedures, from continuous fetal monitoring and medication administration to circulating for C-sections and providing immediate newborn stabilization. Your day will be driven by precision, urgency, and a deep commitment to positive outcomes for both mother and baby, all while collaborating seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team dedicated to excellence.

Success in this role demands exceptional assessment capabilities, critical thinking, and a patient-first approach, fueled by an unwavering passion for maternal and newborn health. Your ability to calmly navigate fast-paced situations, coupled with your dedication to continuous improvement, will not only ensure superior patient recovery but also drive your professional growth in this immensely rewarding specialty.

Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive, safe, and effective, evidence-based nursing care tailored to the unique physiological and psychological needs of laboring, delivering, and postpartum mothers, as well as their newborns.
• Skillfully manage and prioritize patient care activities, balancing the dynamic and often rapid changes in labor with the comfort and emotional support of the patient and her family.
• Serve as a dedicated advocate for patients' needs, ensuring a holistic approach to care that encompasses physical, emotional, and cultural aspects of birth.
• Exhibit exceptional ability to recognize and adapt swiftly to changes in patients' condition in a timely and clinically appropriate manner during critical moments.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associate Of Nursing Diploma or Foreign Equivalent, upon hire and
• Registered Nurse: AZ, upon hire
• American Heart Association
  • Basic Life Support - CPR
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program, within 6 - months

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Nursing
• One (1) year labor and delivery experience
• Other NCC certification in inpatient OB