RN Clinical Nurse II - Labor and Delivery

Calling All Labor & Delivery Nurses!

Make a Difference in Maternal Care at UNC REX!

Are you ready to play a vital role in safely bringing new life into the world? UNC REX is seeking a full-time Clinical Nurse II to join our fast-paced, high-volume Labor & Delivery team on the night shift (three 12-hour shifts per week). This is an exciting opportunity to provide critical, life-saving care in a highly collaborative environment.

About Our Unit:

The UNC REX Labor & Delivery unit delivers comprehensive care throughout labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery. We care for both routine and high-risk antepartum and postpartum patients in a modern, well-equipped setting that includes:

• 3-bay OB Emergency Department (OBED)
• 20 Labor Rooms
• 3 Operating Rooms (ORs)
• 3 Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) bays

Our nurses work closely with physicians, OB Hospitalists, Nursing Assistants, and Surgical Technologists to support Cesarean sections, emergency procedures, and complex obstetric care. We also partner with private practice OB/GYNs and Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) to ensure exceptional maternal and newborn outcomes.

What You Bring:

Strong teamwork and communication skills Ability to think quickly and act decisively in high-acuity and emergency situations Commitment to patient- and family-centered care

Why UNC REX?

Join a dedicated, collaborative team focused on providing outstanding care to mothers and newborns. Your expertise on the night shift plays a critical role in ensuring safe deliveries and positive patient experiences.

Come grow your career at UNC REX—where every birth matters.

We are seeking candidates with prior Labor & Delivery or inpatient Women's Services experience who are passionate about delivering exceptional patient care in a fast-paced clinical environment.

We also welcome experienced nurses from ICU, Stepdown, or Emergency Department settings who bring strong critical thinking skills, adaptability, and a collaborative approach to patient care.

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

Summary: Provides competent nursing care consistent with professional nursing standards. Responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains an environment of safety for patients, self and others and supports patient safety initiatives.
• Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self. Attends education programs based on identified learning needs. With assistance, uses patient education materials relevant to patient population. Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers. Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
• Identifies expected patient outcomes. Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care. Participates in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care. Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
• Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems, including population-appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational and safety aspects of care. Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan. Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures in delivery of care. Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs. Consults with appropriate resources in a timely fashion regarding patients with complex care issues, unusual teaching needs and/or those at high risk for discharge planning.
• With assistance, develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations. Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor. Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration. Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities. Effectively uses communication systems. Participates in promoting cost-effective care. Gives feedback to co-workers. Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment. Promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all.
• Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care. Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs. Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others. Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families. Develops relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs.
• Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care. Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care. Begins to use full range of communication as a means to convey planning. Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care. Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
• Reads journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice. Brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.

Other Information

Education Requirements: Graduate of Accredited Nursing Program Licensure/Certification Requirements: NC RN Licensure ACLS BCLS NRP Professional Experience Requirements: One year experience working as a licensed RN Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret clinical information and technical procedures. Ability to document clinical information. Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions from patients, physicians, family members, and other Rex staff. Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions.