Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery (Night Shift)
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides direct and indirect total nursing care to assigned patients and supervises assigned personnel. The role requires knowledge of department and hospital policies and procedures relevant to nursing care, as well as interpretive, consultative, management, and supervisory skills. The nurse must be able to retrieve and communicate information in written, auditory, or visual formats; spoken communication is the primary way ideas are expressed or exchanged. Written, telephone, and manual dexterity skills are also required. The Labor and Delivery Unit includes 16 private labor rooms, six triage rooms, three operating rooms, and five antepartum rooms. The unit cares for a varied patient population, including singleton, twin, and triplet pregnancies, and serves high-risk patients. Care includes antepartum care, high-risk vaginal deliveries, external cephalic versions, trials of labor after cesarean, and cesarean deliveries. The team emphasizes evidence-based supplies and products, collaboration, supportive leadership, and teamwork. The position is on the night shift. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is offered, subject to applicable plan terms.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
- At least one year of nursing or patient-care experience in an acute care setting.
- Current Registered Nurse license issued by the Virginia Department of Health Professions or compact-state nursing licensure.
- BLS certification, unless current ACLS or PALS certification is held, which satisfies the BLS skills requirement.
- ACLS certification for Labor and Delivery nurses.
- NRP certification for Labor and Delivery nurses; new graduates and nurses new to the practice area have one year to complete specialty requirements.
- Interpretive, interactive, consultative, management, and supervisory skills.
- Written, telephone, spoken communication, and manual dexterity skills.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct and indirect total nursing care to assigned patients.
- Supervise assigned personnel.
- Apply relevant department and hospital policies and procedures in delivering nursing care.
- Retrieve and communicate or present information in written, auditory, or visual formats.
- Collaborate in caring for Labor and Delivery patients, including high-risk pregnancies and deliveries.
Benefits
- Medical coverage, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Dental coverage, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Vision coverage, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Wellness benefits.
- Retirement benefits.
- $20,000 sign-on bonus offer.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
