Registered Nurse (RN) – Labor and Delivery (L&D) Unit - Full-Time Nights
About The Position
Texas Health Arlington Memorial is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for its Labor and Delivery (L&D) Unit. The unit averages 130 deliveries per month and provides care to a wide range of patients, including high-risk patients, with care options that include nitrous oxide and midwifery. The hospital has a Level III NICU and an OB Hospitalist onsite 24/7. The role is scheduled for 36 hours per week on night shift, consisting of three 12-hour shifts from 6:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m. The unit offers self-scheduling and no call. Its culture emphasizes nurse empowerment and may provide financial support for educational opportunities such as conferences, in-services, certifications, and school. The Registered Nurse delivers patient care using the nursing process: assessing patients, planning and providing care, and evaluating intervention effectiveness. The nurse 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 expedited out-of-hospital transfers.
Requirements
- Associate Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma required; a BSN is preferred.
- Registered Nurse (RN) license 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 Training (CPI) required within 90 days of hire.
- One year of experience as a Registered Nurse or completion of an RN residency program required.
Nice To Haves
- One year of RN experience in Labor and Delivery is strongly preferred.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) 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/or significant others’ needs for information.
- Maintain continuity of patient care between shifts and hospitals, including while expediting out-of-hospital transfers.
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
- Opportunities for growth
- Supportive team environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
