Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery

Scotland Health Care System in Laurinburg, North Carolina•Laurinburg, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This full-time Registered Nurse position is for the Labor and Delivery Department at Scotland Memorial Hospital, working the 3rd shift. The role involves providing direct patient care, ensuring adherence to best practices and accepted standards in nursing, and supervising other personnel as needed. Key responsibilities include patient identification, thorough chart review, reporting changes in patient condition, and ensuring consent forms are accurately signed before procedures. The nurse is also responsible for maintaining proper patient body alignment, preparing all necessary supplies and equipment, caring for specimens and cultures, and completing all required documentation and charges. Post-procedure, the nurse will accompany patients to their care unit and provide a comprehensive report to the receiving nurse. Prior to procedures, the nurse will interview patients to assess their condition and needs, and organize materials specific to the patient and procedure. The role also requires knowledge of human growth and development across the lifespan to provide age-specific care for adolescents, young adults, adults, middle-aged, and geriatric patients. The nurse will perform duties as assigned by surgical services leadership and respond promptly to patient needs and concerns. Scotland Health Care System, founded in 1946, is a community-owned, not-for-profit organization in Laurinburg, North Carolina, dedicated to delivering safe, high-quality, compassionate, and sustainable health care. The system offers a full spectrum of services including inpatient, outpatient, emergency care, and specialized programs in cancer treatment, cardiac care, surgical services, and women’s health. The company culture is built on caring for both patients and employees, offering competitive compensation, family-friendly benefits, flexible scheduling, exclusive savings programs, and opportunities for career growth.

Requirements

Graduate Of Accredited Nursing Program
Current NC or Multistate RN licensure
Current BLS
Acls Certification
Demonstrates Excellent Communication Skills, Both Written And Verbal
Diplomacy, Tact, And A Positive Approach To Problem Solving Are Required To Be Successful
Organizational Skills Are A Must
Fosters A Teamwork Environment
Must Be Able To Communicate With Patients, Customers, Other Departments, And Staff In An Articulate And Professional Manner
Computer (Electronic Medical Record) Charting

Responsibilities

Stay current with best practice and advancements in edoscopy and gastroenterology nursing
Ensures that proper technique and practice are used according to accepted standards
Supervises other personnel in the room and directs or assists as necessary
Ensures care of patient through proper identification, checking of chart and reporting changes in condition
Ascertains that consent form is accurate and properly signed prior to procedure
Ensures proper body alignment throughout procedure
Have all supplies and equipment in room with equipment checks completed before procedure to ensure it is in working condition
Cares for specimens and cultures according to policy and procedure
Completes documentation and charges
Accompanies patient to patient care unit and reports to nurse on patient procedure and special happenings
Interviews patient prior to procedure to facilitate knowledge of patient, assesses condition and needs
Prepares supplies and organizes materials with respect to special needs of patient and procedure
Have knowledge of human growth and development through the life span of the patient and have the ability to meet the needs of and provide the care of these patients, including age categories: Adolescence 13 - 17 yrs; Young Adult/Adult 18 – 64 yrs; Adult/Middle-Aged 65 - 79 yrs; Geriatric 80+ yrs
Performs duties as assigned by surgical services leadership
Responds promptly to patient needs and concerns