Staff RN Per Diem - Labor and Delivery

Overview

STAFF RN - LABOR & DELIVERY

We are seeking a Labor and Delivery RN , also referred to as a Labor & Delivery Nurse (L&D RN) or Delivery Room RN . A Labor and Delivery RN provides comprehensive care to mothers and newborns before, during, and immediately after childbirth, including monitoring vital signs, administering medications , assisting with deliveries. They also perform clinical tasks, ensure patient safety, educate families, and coordinate closely with the healthcare team to respond to both routine and emergency situations . This position is on a per diem basis, meaning PD/PRN as needed .

Shift’s Available:   Variable

Employment Type: Per Diem (PD/PRN)

Hours: Variable

Location: Knapp Medical Center - Weslaco, TX

Here are some of the benefits of working at Prime Healthcare: 

• Competitive compensation

• Medical insurance benefit plan

• 401K

• ** To move forward in this position, you have to have some experience in Labor & Delivery (L&D).

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community! Knapp Medical Center, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Knapp Medical Center is an award-winning, not-for-profit hospital in Weslaco, Texas. With 227 beds, the community hospital specializes in emergency care, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, wound care, surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, critical care, and interventional radiology. Knapp serves as the only acute care hospital in the Mid-Valley area, as well as Weslaco's only Level III Trauma Center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and Level II Newborn Nursery. Knapp has been providing quality and compassionate healthcare to Mid-Valley residents for 60 years. More than 300 physicians serve on the hospital's medical staff. Knapp also serves as one of the largest employers in the Mid-Valley, employing more than 450 people. For more information, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io or visit

Responsibilities

Staff RN - Labor & Delivery

We are seeking a Labor and Delivery RN , also referred to as a Labor & Delivery Nurse (L&D RN) or Delivery Room RN . A Labor and Delivery RN provides comprehensive care to mothers and newborns before, during, and immediately after childbirth, including monitoring vital signs, administering medications , assisting with deliveries. They also perform clinical tasks, ensure patient safety, educate families, and coordinate closely with the healthcare team to respond to both routine and emergency situations . This position is on a per diem basis, meaning PD/PRN as needed .

Shift’s Available:   Days

Employment Type: Per Diem (PD/PRN)

Hours: Days

Location: Knapp Medical Center - Weslaco, TX

Here are some of the benefits of working at Prime Healthcare: 

• Competitive compensation

• Medical insurance benefit plan

• 401K

The Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of safe patient care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Provides direct patient care within the scope of practice. The Registered Nurse also directs and guides patient/family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care in the Birthplace. Is able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition and/or response to treatment. Provides for a safe environment for patients and visitors. Utilizes the chain of command when necessary to ensure patient well-being and appropriateness of care to newborns and mothers during the antepartum and postpartum periods.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. Current and valid state RN License.

2. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree preferred

3. BLS certification within 30 days and maintain current

4. ACLS certification within 90 days and maintain current

5. NRP certification within 90 days and maintain current

6. Basic Fetal monitoring within 60 days of hire and maintain current

7. AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring certificate within 12 months

8. AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring certificate preferred

9. STABLE preferred

Employment Status

Per Diem

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

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FacilityKnapp Medical Center

LocationUS-TX-Weslaco

ID2026-257252

CategoryRN

Position TypePer Diem

ShiftDays

Job TypeNon-Exempt