Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery

TriHealth•Cincinnati, OH

6d•$5•Onsite

About The Position

As a Labor and Delivery Nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital, you will deliver hands-on, patient-centered care in a fast-paced, high-impact environment. You will monitor maternal and fetal well-being, support labor and birth, and respond quickly to changing clinical needs. In partnership with physicians, midwives, and neonatal teams, you will help create safe, empowering birth experiences for every family. The role includes assessing patients and families, planning and evaluating care, providing education, administering treatments and medications, and collaborating with the health care team. Nurses also support safe and therapeutic care, uphold patient autonomy and dignity, supervise delegated care, use equipment safely, and contribute to staff learning and professional development. The position is at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. The stated schedule is 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with a third- or fourth-weekend rotation and holiday rotation. The posting lists full-time or part-time work.

Requirements

Associate degree or diploma in nursing.
Registered Nurse.
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS/CPR).
Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to meet complex health care needs at various stages of the life cycle.
New hires must obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within five years of hire.

Nice To Haves

Labor and Delivery experience is strongly preferred.
Membership in a related professional organization is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform initial and ongoing assessments of patients and families, document findings, communicate them to appropriate health care providers, and include counseling and teaching needs.
Plan and individualize care based on assessments, standards of care, patient and family input, and desired outcomes; update care plans and communicate them to others.
Develop short- and long-term goals with patients, families, and the health care team, including discharge planning.
Provide a safe, therapeutic environment while protecting patient autonomy, dignity, and rights and respecting patient diversity.
Recognize emergency situations and take appropriate action; balance patient needs with unit and facility priorities.
Complete patient assignments and documentation within scheduled timeframes, basing interventions on clinical data and desired outcomes.
Train and educate staff and serve as a specialty resource by applying current and developing knowledge and skills.
Communicate, understand, and carry out physician orders.
Evaluate patient outcomes and document patient and family responses to care, including teaching; collaborate with patients, families, and the health care team to revise care plans as needed.
Supervise care delegated to other health care team members.
Perform technical skills according to policies, procedures, and accepted practice standards; safely administer medications and treatments and monitor their effects.
Use equipment safely and appropriately.
Identify areas for self-improvement, serve in relief charge or resource roles as requested, and complete assignments on time.
Cooperate with instructors to facilitate student learning, maintain current knowledge, and demonstrate awareness of organizational and department changes.
Contribute to professional development, collaboration, community health, nursing research, evidence-based practice, and collaborative relationships among caregivers.