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DESCRIPTION-
Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery Unit
RN - L&D
Full-Time
Registered Nurse candidates for the Labor & Delivery Unit will have the following job responsibilities:
- 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
JOB QUALIFICATIONS-
Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery Unit
RN - L&D
Full-Time
Registered Nurse candidates for the Labor & Delivery Unit must meet the following minimum job qualifications:
Education:
- Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree nursing program.
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
- RN License to practice as a professional registered nursing in the state of Texas or Compact License
- BLS Certification required
- ACLS Certification required
Experience/ Skills:
- Minimum of 2 year clinical experience as a licensed RN
- Minimum of 1.5 years clinical experience in the Labor and Delivery unit in an acute care setting
