Labor and Delivery RN

CommonSpirit Health • Tacoma, WA

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About The Position

As a Registered Nurse, you will deliver compassionate, high-quality nursing care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and implementing individualized patient care plans. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team in a fast-paced environment focused on patient outcomes and recovery.

The role provides holistic, comprehensive nursing care within the scope of practice. It includes assessing patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral, emotional, developmental, and spiritual needs; gathering relevant care data; planning and implementing appropriate interventions; and evaluating outcomes. The RN administers and documents medications as ordered, receives and verifies physician orders, documents care and patient status, and prepares patients for discharge while helping coordinate post-discharge needs.

The RN follows department and hospital policies, safety and risk-management procedures, and regulatory standards; stays current on relevant developments and requirements; communicates sensitively across cultures; demonstrates knowledge of the populations served; and maintains professional competency and accountability for mandatory requirements and deadlines.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Registered Nurse license for Washington State, upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR), upon hire.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification within six months.
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring, upon hire.
• Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• One year of related work experience in an acute care setting, upon hire.
• Previous recent Labor and Delivery experience, or 1–2 years of Med/Surg experience, or new graduate completion of a senior practicum in L&D, Mother/Baby, or nursery.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Previous recent Labor and Delivery experience.
• One to two years of Med/Surg experience.
• For new graduates, completion of a senior practicum in L&D, Mother/Baby, or nursery.

Responsibilities

• Follow department and hospital policies and procedures, including safety, risk management, and regulatory standards.
• Stay current with trends, developments, and regulatory requirements within the assigned scope of responsibility.
• Administer, oversee, and document medications as ordered and in accordance with hospital policy.
• Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral/emotional, developmental, and spiritual needs, and gather relevant care data.
• Plan care based on initial and ongoing assessments; implement appropriate interventions and evaluate outcomes.
• Provide holistic, comprehensive, professional nursing care within the scope of practice.
• Prepare patients for discharge and assist in coordinating post-discharge needs.
• Use available communication tools and materials effectively and account for how culture can affect communication, collaboration, and care.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills appropriate to the department’s defined patient populations.
• Maintain competent professional practice and pursue opportunities for professional growth.
• Meet deadlines for mandatory requirements.
• Document care delivered and patient status using the nursing process and applicable standards of care.
• Receive physician orders and ensure their appropriateness, accuracy, timeliness, and execution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed