Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery

HCA Healthcare•Fort Worth, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible for decisions and actions within the domain of nursing practice, promoting a safe and therapeutic environment for patients and care providers. The role requires specialized nursing knowledge, demonstrated competence, practice consistent with facility policies and standards, and supervision of other staff as designated. The nurse assures quality of care by following therapeutic and nursing standards, measuring outcomes against patient-care goals, and making or recommending adjustments. The nurse also resolves patient needs using multidisciplinary strategies and follows infection-control, medication-administration and storage, and controlled-substance procedures. In Labor and Delivery, the nurse cares for patients during the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods; triages pregnant patients in the OBED according to Medical Screening exam guidelines; interprets fetal monitoring strips using external and internal methods; and manages high-risk conditions including preterm labor, preeclampsia/eclampsia, gestational diabetes, placenta previa, and placenta abruption. The nurse performs and documents assessments and reassessments at appropriate intervals and provides IV therapy management and venipuncture for laboratory draws as needed per physician orders.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in Nursing required.
BSN required within 3 years of employment.
Ability to perform as a scrub tech during delivery required within 1 year of employment.
RN license eligible to practice in the state of Texas required.
BLS from an HCA-approved vendor required.
NRP and ACLS required within the first 90 days of hire.
Electronic Fetal Monitoring specialty certification (C-EFM) required within 6 months after becoming eligible and must be maintained.
AWHONN Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring required until eligible for C-EFM.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
Minimum of two years’ experience preferred.
Professional Nursing Organization membership encouraged.

Responsibilities

Promote a safe and therapeutic environment for recipients and providers of nursing care.
Demonstrate competence and practice consistently with facility policies, procedures, and standards.
Supervise other staff as designated within the department.
Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring outcomes against patient-care goals, and making or recommending necessary adjustments.
Resolve patient problems and needs using multidisciplinary team strategies.
Follow infection-control policies, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled-substance regulations.
Care for patients in the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods.
Triage pregnant OBED patients according to Medical Screening exam guidelines.
Interpret fetal strips using external and internal monitoring methods.
Manage high-risk patients, including those with preterm labor, preeclampsia/eclampsia, gestational diabetes, placenta previa, and placenta abruption.
Perform and document patient assessments and reassessments at regular and indicated intervals.
Manage IV therapy and perform venipuncture for laboratory draws as needed per physician orders.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Flexible spending accounts.
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.