Charge RN/Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery, Full time, Nights

Texas Health•Flower Mound, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Health is hiring a full-time Charge Registered Nurse for Labor and Delivery at its Flower Mound location. The department handles 75–100 deliveries per month and includes 8 Labor & Delivery rooms, 2 operating rooms, and 2 triage rooms. It has a Level II Maternal Designation, a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), no OB Emergency Department, and 24/7 in-house anesthesia coverage. The Women’s Services team has engaged leadership, a strong Unit-Based Council, and self-scheduling opportunities. The Charge RN models the Quality Caring Model, leads teamwork and collaboration, supports shared decision-making, promotes professional development, and assists unit leadership with staff guidance and operational responsibilities. The role emphasizes high-quality patient care, patient safety, care coordination, and a clean, safe environment.

Requirements

Nursing Diploma required.
Associate Degree in Nursing required.
At least 1 year of Registered Nurse experience required.
Registered Nurse (RN) license required upon hire.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required before providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 90 days of hire.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) required within 90 days of hire.
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training required within 90 days of hire and maintained annually.
Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRPA) required within 90 days of hire.
Intermediate Fetal Monitoring (IFM) required within 6 months for newly hired candidates with perinatal experience who have never taken IFM, or within 18 months for candidates without perinatal nursing experience.
Advanced Fetal Monitoring (AWHONN) required within 18 months, after 6 months of experience with electronic fetal monitoring (EFM).
High degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
At least 2 years of Registered Nurse experience preferred.
At least 1 year of Registered Nurse experience in Labor and Delivery highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Model the Quality Caring Model and its eight caring factors, including meeting basic human needs, showing human respect, engaging families, practicing mutual problem-solving, providing attentive reassurance, encouraging communication, and creating a healing environment.
Coordinate with the healthcare team to lead teamwork and collaboration.
Participate actively in unit-based councils and shared governance structures to support shared decision-making.
Advance personal clinical knowledge, support peers, and engage in lifelong learning.
Assist unit leadership by guiding staff, maintaining a clean and safe environment, and completing operational tasks.
Apply quality management, conflict resolution, critical thinking, delegation, patient safety, and care coordination skills.