Registered Nurse (RN) – Labor and Delivery (L&D) Unit - Full-Time Nights

Texas Health • Arlington, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Texas Health Arlington Memorial is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for its Labor and Delivery unit on the night shift. The nurse will provide patient care using the Nursing Process: assessing patients, planning and delivering care, intervening as appropriate, and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions. The role also incorporates age-specific safety and infection-control measures, responds to patients’ and significant others’ information needs, and maintains continuity of care across shifts and hospitals, including during transfers out of the hospital.

The L&D unit averages 130 deliveries per month and serves a wide range of patients and care needs, including nitrous oxide, midwifery, and high-risk patients. The unit has a Level III NICU, is Magnet designated, offers self-scheduling, and has an OB Hospitalist onsite 24/7. Its culture emphasizes nurse empowerment and may provide leadership and financial support for educational opportunities such as conferences, in-services, certifications, and school.

The position is based at Texas Health Arlington Memorial in Arlington, Texas. The schedule is 36 hours per week, consisting of three 12-hour night shifts from 6:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m., with self-scheduling.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma required.
• Registered Nurse (RN) credential required upon hire.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required before providing independent patient care and must be maintained quarterly.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 90 days of hire.
• Essential Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) required within 90 days of hire.
• Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRPA) required within 90 days of hire.
• Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) Training required within 90 days.
• One year of experience as a Registered Nurse or completion of an RN residency program required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• One year of RN experience in Labor and Delivery strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient care utilizing the Nursing Process.
• Assess patients.
• Plan patient care.
• Intervene as appropriate.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
• Incorporate age-specific safety and infection-control measures into patient care.
• Initiate action to meet patients’ and significant others’ information needs.
• Maintain continuity of patient care across shifts and hospitals, and while expediting transfers out of the hospital.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible spending account
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness
• Potential financial support for educational opportunities, including conferences, in-services, certifications, and school

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree