Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery

St. Josephs Medical Center • Houston, TX

19d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery is accountable for observing, assessing, intervening in, evaluating, and supporting the rehabilitation or health education of people experiencing illness, injury, infirmity, or changes in normal health processes. The role also supports health maintenance and illness prevention; administers medications and treatments as ordered by a physician; supervises or teaches nursing; administers, supervises, and evaluates nursing practices, policies, and procedures; performs acts delegated by a physician; and develops nursing care plans.

In labor and delivery, the nurse assesses and manages the laboring woman’s physical condition and progress through labor and delivery, assesses fetal well-being, helps stabilize the neonate immediately after birth, and provides maternal recovery care following vaginal or cesarean delivery. The nurse may serve as the circulating nurse for either type of delivery, promotes parent-infant bonding in a baby-friendly environment, and assesses and addresses the learning needs of patients and families. This is a PRN day-shift position, scheduled 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., with possible weekend rotation.

Requirements

• Be licensed as a Registered Nurse accepted by the Texas State Board of Nursing to engage in professional nursing.
• Have technical, clerical, critical-thinking, and interpersonal skills relevant to patient care and the area.
• Meet certification requirements as defined by the certification policy.
• Communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing.
• Have AHA BLS, ACLS, NRP, and fetal monitoring qualifications/certifications.

Nice To Haves

• Labor and Delivery experience.
• Bachelor of Nursing degree or progression toward this degree.
• National certification recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
• Bilingual or multilingual ability.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage the laboring woman’s physical condition, parameters, and progress through labor and delivery, including the significant other in the process.
• Assess fetal well-being using electronic fetal monitoring and other standard parameters.
• Provide immediate stabilization of the neonate.
• Provide maternal recovery care after vaginal or cesarean delivery.
• Assume the circulating role for vaginal or cesarean deliveries.
• Initiate parent-infant bonding and promote a baby-friendly environment.
• Assess learning needs and teach patients and families.
• Develop nursing care plans and perform the nursing functions described in the position summary, including observation, assessment, intervention, evaluation, health teaching, and administration of ordered medications and treatments.

What This Job Offers

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