Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor and Delivery/ Newborn Transitiion - Nights

Labor & Delivery Registered NurseThe Registered Nurse (RN) in Labor & Delivery and Newborn Transition Team (NTT) provides comprehensive, patient-centered nursing care to obstetrical patients and newborns throughout the antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and immediate newborn transition experience. The RN collaborates with physicians, anesthesia, neonatal teams, pediatric providers, and interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to promote safe, evidence-based maternal and newborn care.The Labor & Delivery/NTT RN is responsible for providing care to laboring patients while maintaining competency in newborn transition, stabilization, and routine newborn care following delivery. This role supports a family-centered couplet care model by providing care to both mother and newborn following delivery when clinically appropriate.RN essential functions include, but are not limited to: assessment and reassessment, analyzing patient data, establishing goals and priorities of care, developing and implementing care plans, providing safe direct and indirect nursing care, patient education, delegation of tasks, evaluation of patient outcomes, newborn transition management, and responding appropriately to maternal and neonatal emergencies.Responsibilities include:Provide direct nursing care to antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, gynecologic, OB emergency, and newborn transition patientsPerform comprehensive maternal, fetal, and newborn assessments and reassessmentsMonitor and interpret fetal heart tracings and respond appropriately to changes in maternal-fetal statusAssist with labor management, inductions, vaginal deliveries, cesarean section preparation/recovery, and postpartum careFunction as the newborn transition nurse during deliveries as assignedPerform newborn assessments, including transition assessment, APGAR scoring, vital signs, thermoregulation, and evaluation of newborn adaptationProvide routine newborn stabilization following delivery, including drying, warming, positioning, stimulation, and airway management within RN scope of practiceRecognize newborn complications and initiate appropriate interventions, including escalation to neonatal providers when indicatedPerform newborn medications, screenings, documentation, and required procedures according to hospital policySupport skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding initiation, and family-centered newborn care when clinically appropriateAssume care of the newborn following successful transition and provide couplet care with the mother when appropriateRecognize and respond to obstetrical and neonatal emergencies including hemorrhage, hypertensive disorders, fetal distress, shoulder dystocia, and neonatal resuscitationCollaborate with physicians, midwives, anesthesia, neonatal teams, pediatric providers, surgical services, lactation consultants, and ancillary departments to coordinate careEducate patients and families regarding labor, delivery, recovery, breastfeeding, newborn care, safe sleep, and discharge instructionsMaintain accurate and timely documentation of maternal and newborn carePromote patient safety, teamwork, evidence-based practice, and excellent patient experienceQualifications:Education:Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) requiredBachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferredMaster of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferredExperience:Previous healthcare experience preferredLabor & Delivery, postpartum, neonatal, or women's services experience preferredExperience with newborn care or neonatal stabilization preferredLicensure/Certification:Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license requiredCurrent Basic Life Support (BLS) certification requiredNeonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification required or obtained during orientationAdvanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification preferred or required per department standardsFetal monitoring certification or competency preferredAll required certifications must be maintained throughout employmentOther Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:Knowledge of maternal-newborn nursing principles, fetal monitoring interpretation, newborn transition, and obstetrical emergenciesAbility to provide safe care to both laboring patients and newborns during the transition periodStrong critical thinking, communication, prioritization, and teamwork skillsAbility to recognize changes in maternal or newborn condition and escalate care appropriatelyAbility to function effectively in high-stress and rapidly changing clinical situations.Ability to manage multiple priorities while providing safe maternal and newborn careNew graduate RNs are required to complete Norman Regional's Nurse Residency ProgramSchedule: 7p-7aWork Shift: NightPosition Type: Regular Full Time