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Position Summary & Responsibilities:
The RN – L&D - Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols of the healthcare organization. The tasks and responsibilities include:
- Assesses, plans, and evaluates patient care needs including obtaining patient history and assessing for labor risk factors
- Carries out physician orders
- Cares for patients requiring fetal assessment/fetal monitoring
- Manages the patient's pain including epidural and patient-controlled analgesia administration management
- Administers prescribed medications and monitors vital signs
- Assists physician during delivery, treatment, examination, and surgical procedures
- Serves as the primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care
- Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems
- Instructs and educates patients and families
- Provides age and culturally appropriate care
Qualifications
Minimum Position Requirements:
- Licensure/Certification/Registration:
- Education:
- ADN required.
- BSN preferred. If hired into RN required position after September 2014 and no BSN, then BSN required within three years of facility date.
- Staff RNs are responsible for completing the ongoing fetal heart monitoring, AWHONN, and other HCA required courses for Labor & Delivery nurses in accordance with the department education schedule.
- must have a minimum of one year of recent nursing experience in the area of practice in an acute care setting.
- a. TX RN license or RN Compact State License
- b. BLS (AHA) certification
- c. ACLS (AHA) certification within 6 months of hire into the position
- d. NRP certification within 6 months of hire into the position
Experience
- Candidates must have Level 3 trauma experience in L &D
Shifts: Nights- Rotating Weekends
Benefits Include:
- Sign-On Bonuses, Relocation Assistance, Full Health-Care Benefits, Student Loan Reimbursement, and others.
Salary: $51,800 - $101,700/YR BOE
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