L&D Nurse

St. Luke's Hospital - Lufkin • Lufkin, TX

2d

About The Position

The L&D Nurse is a Registered Nurse on the Float/Flex Team who delivers compassionate, high-quality, individualized patient care and contributes to patient well-being and recovery. The role involves making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, implementing patient care plans, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes. The nurse is expected to demonstrate a positive attitude, reliability, sound critical thinking, urgency, and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment.

The nurse uses the nursing process to provide cost-effective, quality-driven, patient-focused care. This includes gathering relevant social, psychological, developmental, and spiritual information; assessing patients and planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing interventions; and documenting care according to health system standards. The role also includes educating patients and families on topics such as pain management, nutrition, skin integrity, fall prevention, diabetes, disease processes, smoking cessation, and discharge instructions. The nurse supports patient, hospital, community, and professional nursing goals through cost containment, confidentiality, ethical decision-making, and patient safety. Research-informed interventions and participation in research activities are also part of the role.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing.
• At least one year of RN experience.
• Demonstrated competence in Registered Nurse I performance expectations or satisfaction of experience requirements upon hire.
• Texas Registered Nurse license upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 14 days.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Collect relevant social, psychological, developmental, and spiritual information from patients, significant others, and other healthcare team members.
• Conduct ongoing assessments, formulate nursing diagnoses and goals, plan interventions, and evaluate outcomes.
• Document in patient and unit records according to written health system standards of care and legal and quality requirements.
• Educate patients and families about pain management, nutrition, skin integrity, fall prevention, diabetes, disease processes, smoking cessation, and discharge instructions.
• Support patient, hospital, community, and nursing profession goals through cost containment, confidentiality, ethical decision-making, and patient safety.
• Use research-supported interventions as appropriate for the patient population.
• Participate in research activities, identify research opportunities, and collaborate with Outcomes managers and the department.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support patient outcomes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree