RN - L&D

Registered Nurse Rn Labor And Delivery

Provide care for patients utilizing fetal and maternal monitoring equipment. Manage the patient's pain including epidural and patient controlled analgesia administration. Assist physician during delivery, treatment, examination and surgical procedures. Monitor, record and communicate patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems. Provide patient and family education on labor, pain and newborn care.

Chippenham Cjw Medical Center is comprised of Chippenham Hospital and Johnston-Willis Hospital. We have served the greater Richmond Virginia area for over 100 years. Our campuses offer services in orthopedics, joint care, behavioral health, cancer care, and neurology. We have been recognized as a top performer on Key Quality Measures. Our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly-skilled and compassionate RN to deliver exceptional patient care in our 12-suite labor and delivery unit. In this role you will provide direct nursing care to our delivering mothers and their newborn babies, acting as a mother's guide through her stay.

Job Responsibilities: As a registered nurse you will deliver patient-centered nursing care and participate in patient and family education. Working closely with a multidisciplinary team of nurses, obstetricians, perinatologists, anesthesiologists, IBCLC lactation consultants, OB techs and patient care staff, you will support the mother and her partner through the labor process. You will monitor, record and communicate patient conditions as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems. When dealing with patients, visitors, co-workers and other customers, you will maintain cultural and diversity awareness, and much more.

Job Qualifications: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing (BSN preferred). Current Registered Nurse License in Virginia or Current Multistate Compact License. 1 year of nursing experience in an acute care hospital setting. 1 year of nursing experience in Labor and Delivery preferred. Current American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS or BCLS) Certification. Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification preferred.