L & D RN - SPECIALIST 12 HR PD Nights 7pm-7:30am

AHMC Healthcare • Monterey Park, CA

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About The Position

The Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse delivers and coordinates nursing care for women and newborns during the antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and neonatal stages of the childbirth process. Care includes assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation, as well as labor support and education, monitoring maternal and fetal conditions, and responding to clinical changes. The nurse collaborates with physicians and other professional disciplines to support effective care and desired patient outcomes, and serves as a resource nurse when oriented and directed. The role supports the organization’s vision and mission and incorporates patients’ ages, developmental status, cultural diversity, and spiritual needs into care. The nurse contributes to quality improvement and communicates patient-status changes and diagnostic results promptly to physicians, the Nurse Director, and coworkers.

This is a 12-hour per-diem night position, with scheduled hours of 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited professional nursing program; the posting specifies a certificate.
• Current California Registered Nurse (RN) license required upon hire and maintained.
• At least one year of successful experience in Labor & Delivery or Couplet Care.
• BCLS certification required from the American Heart Association.
• ACLS certification required from the American Heart Association.
• NRP certification required from the American Heart Association.
• Birth & Beyond certification required.
• Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring certification required.
• Demonstrated proficiency in leadership, interpersonal dynamics, effective communication, teamwork, quality improvement, customer service, and professionalism.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage nursing care for women and newborns across antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and neonatal stages, including assessment, diagnosis, care planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Complete initial patient assessments within two hours of arrival.
• Provide labor support and monitor maternal and fetal conditions and vital signs throughout labor and birth; respond to emergent changes in patient status.
• Administer medications, IV therapies, and blood components safely; use two patient identifiers, follow medication reconciliation policies, and complete required order verification and read-backs.
• Promptly communicate changes in clinical condition and diagnostic results to physicians and leadership.
• Assist with bedside procedures and enforce mandatory time-out safety protocols.
• Conduct detailed bedside change-of-shift reports and participate in purposeful patient rounding.
• Follow OSHA bloodborne pathogen standards, CDC infection control guidelines, and PPE protocols.
• Inspect emergency equipment, including the crash cart and defibrillator, according to protocol.
• Develop goal-directed discharge plans and educate patients and families.
• Support exclusive breastfeeding and skin-to-skin bonding initiatives.
• Incorporate age-specific competencies, cultural diversity, and spiritual needs into patient care and uphold National Patient Safety Goals.
• Serve as a resource nurse when oriented and as directed.
• Contribute to quality nursing care through performance improvement techniques that demonstrate positive patient outcomes.

What This Job Offers

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