RN Labor and Delivery Nights

Overview Registered Nurse (RN) – Labor & Delivery (Nights) Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Waxahachie. Join a nationally recognized team delivering exceptional care to mothers and babies. Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Waxahachie is a growing community hospital known for its family-like culture, supportive leadership, and outstanding patient experience—ranking in the 99th percentile for Women’s Services. We are proud to hold Magnet Recognition, reflecting our commitment to nursing excellence, shared governance, and professional growth. Position Details Specialty: Labor & Delivery Schedule: Full-Time, Nights Shift: 3 x 12-hour shifts (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM) Additional Requirement: 36 hours/week + 18 hours of on-call every 6 weeks About Our Women’s Services Team Collaborative team of 70 Women’s Services professionals Unit includes: 6 Labor Rooms

1. Triage Room
2. Bed Recovery Room (convertible to 4-bed triage)

2 Operating Rooms Exciting Growth Ahead: Expansion planned for Summer 2026, featuring: 10 Labor Rooms 3-bed OB Emergency Department (OBED) Patient Ratios Labor & Delivery: 1 RN : 2 patients OR 1 RN : 1 labor patient + 1 triage patient Triage: 1 RN : up to 3 triage patients Responsibilities Provide high-quality, compassionate care to laboring and postpartum patients Perform continuous fetal monitoring and interpret results accurately Support vaginal and surgical deliveries in collaboration with providers Deliver safe, evidence-based care in both labor and triage settings Required Qualifications Graduate of an accredited nursing program Current RN license Strong experience with fetal monitoring and laboring patients Preferred Qualifications Triage nurse competency Circulator nurse experience Certified in Obstetrics (RNC-OB) NRP certification (or willingness to obtain upon hire) “Baby catcher”/delivery experience Mother/Baby (MBU/Postpartum) skillset Job Summary The Registered Nurse (RN) is a licensed professional who uses the BSWH nursing professional practice model to coordinate patient care delivery by the health care team. Using the nursing process, the RN assesses the patient, identifies nursing diagnoses based on responses to health problems, develops and implements an individualized plan of care, and evaluates the patient\'s response. The RN promotes safe passage for their patients by using knowledge of patient needs and the healthcare environment to assist patients to transition through the healthcare encounter without any preventable complications or delays. The RN delegates interventions to health care personnel based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act, each patient\'s condition and the competencies of the employee. RN job is to be used for RNs in hospital inpatient and outpatient departments with 24X7 staffing which include those departments with on-call staffing on the off shifts. Examples of hospital inpatient and outpatient procedural areas: GI Lab, Pain Management, Dialysis, Infusion Centers and IV Services. Essential Functions Of The Role Clinical Judgment: Using clinical reasoning, conducts accurate clinical assessments according to practice standards. Identifies and prioritizes patient and family needs. Develops, implements and evaluates the nursing plan of care. Modifies plan to meet clinical outcomes. Clinical Inquiry: Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, including, but not limited to, nursing sensitive indicators. Supports evidence-based practice changes through research utilization and experiential learning. Participates in quality/performance improvement initiatives. Caring Practices: Creates a compassionate, supportive, safe and therapeutic environment for patients, families and staff. Develops therapeutic relationships with patient and family and maintains appropriate boundaries. Manages both emotional and physical pain with the aim of promoting comfort and healing and preventing unnecessary suffering. Response to Diversity: Recognizes, appreciates and incorporates a patient\'s and family\'s unique differences, such as culture, spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values, into an individualized plan of care. Advocacy and Moral Agency: Preserves and protects the confidentiality, autonomy, dignity and rights of patient and family and represents their concerns. Creates an individualized plan that accurately reflects patient and family values and goals. Identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns. Facilitation of Learning: Facilitates learning for patients and families, nursing staff, other members of the health care team and community; integrating appropriate education throughout the continuum of care to help them participate and/or make informed decisions about their health care and treatments, including health promotion and disease prevention. Assesses and documents learning needs and outcomes. Collaboration: Works collaboratively and interdependently with colleagues and community to develop and implement an integrated plan of care. Open and sensitive to all team members\' unique contributions. Delegates tasks and care to appropriate staff and ensures timely follow-up. Systems Thinking: Uses strategies and available resources for problem-solving for patients, family and staff. Recognizes that resources are limited and considers factors related to safety, effectiveness and efficiency in planning and delivering patient care. Professionalism: Improves nursing practice and the work environment through participating in shared governance and decision-making processes and meaningfully recognizing the contributions of others. Participates in the staffing process from education and planning to evaluation. Identifies personal goals and commits to ongoing professional growth through continuing education, networking with professional colleagues, membership and involvement in professional nursing organizations, self-study, professional reading, certification and seeking advanced degrees. Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues and others. Demonstrates commitment to community service. Key Success Factors Knowledge and understanding of nursing and patient care standards and procedures. Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations; standards and guidelines of certifying and accrediting bodies; hospital and department/unit standards, protocols, policies and procedures governing the provision of nursing care applicable to the area of assignment. Knowledge of medical terminology; principles and practices of health promotion, risk reduction, illness and disease prevention and management; medications and drugs, common dosages, their physical and physiological effects, and possible adverse reactions. Knowledge of medical and professional nursing ethics and patient privacy rights. Must be able to communicate thoughts clearly, both verbally and in writing. Interpersonal skills to interact with a wide-range of constituencies. Must have critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Ability to observe changes in the medical condition of patients and effectively communicate these changes to other nursing staff members and physicians/providers. Ability to provide age-specific, quality, patient-centered care to all patients through the nursing process and standards of nursing practice with sensitivity and respect for the diversity of human experience and to develop, evaluate, implement and, as necessary, modify a patient care plan to meet the needs of individual patients. General computer skills, including but not limited to: Microsoft Office, information security, scheduling and payroll systems, electronic medical documentation, and email. Benefits Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5% Tuition Reimbursement PTO accrual beginning Day 1 Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level Qualifications EDUCATION - Grad of an Accredited Program MAJOR - Nursing EXPERIENCE - 2 Years of Experience CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION - Registered Nurse (RN); Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer. #J-18808-Ljbffr Baylor Scott & White Health