RN Hospital / Labor & Delivery - Night Shift

Nashville General Hospital Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Post Partum (LDRP)

Nashville General Hospital is hiring for a Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Post Partum (LDRP). The LDRP Registered Nurse (RN) provides comprehensive, patient-centered care to women and their families throughout the childbirth continuum, including labor, delivery, recovery, postpartum, and well newborn care. Embracing the LDRP model of care, the RN ensures a seamless and supportive experience from labor through postpartum, fostering a strong mother-baby dyad (mother-baby pair). The LDRP - RN demonstrates clinical expertise, critical thinking skills, compassion, and effective communication to ensure optimal outcomes for mothers and newborns.

LDRP RN Roles and Responsibilities:

Assessment: Conducts comprehensive assessments of the laboring mother, including fetal monitoring, pain management, and maternal vital signs. Assesses newborns immediately after birth, ensuring proper identification, Apgar scoring, and initiation of necessary care.

Care Planning: Develops individualized care plans based on patient assessments and collaborates with the healthcare team to ensure continuity of care.

Labor Support: Provides continuous labor support, including emotional support, education, and guidance on various comfort measures and pain management techniques.

Delivery Assistance: Assists with vaginal deliveries and cesarean sections, including acting as a second assist to the physician. Prepares and maintains sterile fields, administers medications as ordered, and provides immediate postpartum care to both mother and newborn.

Recovery and Postpartum Care:

Provides education on newborn care.

Newborn Care:

Provides expert care for newborns, including routine screenings, vaccinations, and monitoring for jaundice and other common neonatal conditions.

Medication Administration: Administers medications safely and accurately, adhering to hospital protocols and physician orders.

Maintains accurate and comprehensive documentation of all patient care activities, including assessments, interventions, and patient responses.

Educates patients and families on labor progress, pain management options, newborn care, postpartum self-care, and available resources.

Collaborates effectively with physicians, midwives, lactation consultants, and other healthcare professionals to provide seamless and holistic care.

Emergency Response: Responds promptly and effectively to emergencies, including fetal distress, postpartum hemorrhage, and newborn resuscitation.

Graduate of an accredited Associate Degree, Diploma, or Bachelor's Degree program in Nursing

• Current and unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in Tennessee
• Additional certifications in fetal monitoring or other relevant areas are a plus
• AWHONN Advanced Fetal Heart Monitoring certification or equivalent is required within 90-days of hire
• 2 years of recent experience in labor and delivery nursing is preferred
• Recent experience in an acute care facility is highly desirable

About Nashville General Hospital Nashville General Hospital (NGH) is Nashville's original community- based hospital. Joint Commission accredited, NGH readily accommodates a wide range of needs from emergency services and acute care to ancillary and ambulatory services. NGH continues to maintain its strong commitment to the healthcare needs of Nashville and Davidson County underserved, while also providing care to all segments of the community Nashville General Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Metro Health Incentive Program - Access to high quality healthcare without incurring out-of-pocket expenses

Short and Long-Term Disability - up to 60% of eligible weekly pay

Life Insurance - Metro provides you with basic life and AD&D coverage at no cost to you

Retirement Plan- eligible up to IRS max limits and includes company contribution.

Shift and Weekend Differential Pay Offered on Nights and Weekends

Tuition Reimbursement for Employee and Dependents

Up to 12 paid holidays each Year

Flexible Spending Accounts

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