Registered Nurse, RN (Full Time-Nights)- Labor & Delivery

#REF!•Dallas, TX

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Fast-paced, high volume Labor & Delivery unit is looking for top skilled nurses. This is a Full Time position with night shifts, working 36 hours per week from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM, with rotating weekends. The Labor & Delivery Department at Texas Health Dallas handles 375-400 deliveries per month, has a Level IV Maternal Designation, and is home to the only Maternal Transport Team at Texas Health. The team is long-tenured and supportive.

Requirements

Associate degree from an accredited Nursing program or Nursing Diploma required
1 Year Experience as a Registered Nurse or completion of an RN residency program required
RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire Req
BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Req
NRP - Essential Neonatal Resuscitation Program 90 Days Req
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support 90 Days Req
IFM - Intermediate Fetal Monitoring not required for Admissions Nursery 12 Months Req
NRPA-Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Program 90 Days Req
CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training Maintained Annually 90 Days Req

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
1 year of L&D RN experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process
Assesses the patient
Plans the care of the patient
Intervenes as appropriate
Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.
Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers.