Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Assists physician during delivery, treatment, examination and surgical procedures;
- Provides age and culturally appropriate care;
- Instructs and educates patients and families;
- Carries out physician orders;
- Assesses, plans and evaluates patient care needs including obtaining patient history and assessing for labor risk factors;
- Cares for patients requiring fetal assessment/fetal monitoring;
- Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required;
- RN/NJ License;
- Assists with the transfer of newborn to another facility when indicated;
- Notifies charge nurse and House Supervisor of anticipated transfer;
- Demonstrates knowledge of individual role in Hospital infant abduction plan;
- Accurately identifies and bands newborn, mother and significant others with matching identabands;
- Serves as the primary coordinator of all disciplinesfor well coordinated patient care;
- Monitors, records and communicates patient condition asappropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems;
- Cares for patients requiring fetal assessment/fetalmonitoring.
Requirements:
- Must have at least 2 years experience as a Labor and Delivery Nurse;
- NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program);
- Current licensure as an RN;
- Provides safe and appropriate patient care within the Standards of Nursing Practice at Rose Medical Center;
- 2-3 years of Labor and Delivery experience required in an acute care facility;
- Current certification as a BLS Healthcare Provider, ACLS, and NRP;
- Customer service abilities including effective listening skills;
- Texas RN licensure or compact license with the ability to obtain permanent license in Texas;
- Current New Mexico License as a Registered Nurse;
- Graduate of an accreditedschool of professional nursing;
- Critical thinking skills,decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision in afast paced environment;
- One year of experience as an RN preferred;
- BLS, NRP, and PALS required. ACLS preferred;
- Customer service abilitiesincluding effective listening skills;
- Day and night shift opportunities.